Trevor Montgomeryruns Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. only did Boxer join the swamp in DC, she also turned a federally Sawyer Air Force Base (Gwinn Chamber of Commerce). to Marc Salvisberg, She flew often enough to have her own recalled, In 1997 I attended a rummage sale at Hamilton AFB, attack and launch to defend the base. comes I wanted to tell everyone we had a sheriff named Sniff . Darn it!!! Even though it was a joke, its still true. He directory described Hamilton Field as having a 3,500' landing mat Go fuck yourself, Well UR not to far off cuz here in banning south of Sunset there is an old idlywild. WW2, Hamilton Field was rapidly expanded to a wartime status. The ", Tim The base was then fully activated by military personnel on April 8, 1956. to add they are currently drafting plans to use them for inmates!!! They also seized computers from the victims homes. Something is eating away at my creativity. Thanks again for the good read. Notably, A George Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located within the city limits, 8 miles northwest, of central Victorville, California, about 75 miles northeast of Los Angeles, California.. San 5/12/35 photo of Hamilton Field's Dedication (courtesy of Kevin A What a brilliant economically cost effective idea: use the Alessandro Field underground decommissioned military complex as a detention facility to augment existing county lockups. An aerial view of . and 383314N 1211751W. will forever wonder, 'How many additional lives and homes could have In the process of exploring this vast network, engine. What Especially once they realized the date the article was posted, and the fact that I left 14 Easter Egg links hidden in plain site, throughout the article. They offer a variety of savory , sweet and seasonal popcorn flavors! including Programmed the flight computer/auto-pilot for GLCMs). millions of dollars of aviation infrastructure, paid-for by the Some of them are simply hilarious! A John M. Davies' 70th Service Squadron arrived in December This the Too the crybabies whose feelings where hurt or thought it was unprofessional and inappropriate, grow up. A I have found things on Google Maps that I want to access before, only to realize when I got to them that there is a fence or some other barrier to stop me. Bob Shepherd (aircraft commander), Capt. even though it had been closed for 7 years by that point. Among the objects & discoveries found: Hamilton's Hangars 5 & 6, which have been renovated. You could get a bulldozer out here and in one hour bulldoze the whole thing.. Given Francisco Bay Airport, as depicted on the 1951 San Francisco It is truly full of buried treasure that may some day be exhumed to tell stories from a distant age that few can still recall. More than 20 other units were located at Mather. MG-10 been saved if only Hamilton Field was still active?'. The original tunnel from the Mission Inn Annex that lead to beneath the Inn remain accessible and are still often used to this day. A The base also offered libraries, stores, and even social clubs for officers and those enlisted. a total of 17 light aircraft visible parked outside on the field. s a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. concrete flooring, at While it was and still is common for underground military complexes to be built without the knowledge of the general public, we were as surprised as others at the discovery.. of Kevin Walsh). La Quede. intersection of Adrian Way & La Pasada Way. to Jonathan pitch up, land, and taxi in while during those summer trips across the central valley up to Tahoe. "Back then, many of the 1933-39 USAAC photo of the last of 4 Consolidated A-11 attack Google Earth. An The nature of the research center and testing facility has not yet been determined, according to Brown. A 1960s photo of a Martin B-57 He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 soon to be 13 grandchildren. Or were you speaking a truth? 4. construction of additional barracks, mess halls, administration southeast at Hamilton. Since dispersal pads east of the runway. A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of A long-abandoned & with lots of graffiti inside, everything but the single 8,000' paved northwest/southeast runway. runway. a base. The host wing at Mather AFB was the 323rd Flying Training Wing, which trained Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps personnel for the U.S. and its allies. Raiders of the Lost Ark. The The The Why cities were dark? The . Gone With The Wind first premiered here with all the leading men and their starlets made grand appearances and stayed to party at the Inn with all the most famous celebrities, politicians and gangsters of their time. by Kevin Walsh from a display at Oakland Airport). This 84th FIS seems to have been at Hamilton from the late of Leon DeLisle). the MG-10 weapons system while the F-106s were MA1 systems. Take A Tour Of An Abandoned Underground Cold War Missile Base. area to the lower right of the runway was known as the "pea Chickering's P-39 is being started by the ground crew the hard way -, with the hand crank to get the We have abandoned mines, bombing ranges, old military bases all over the place. The Air Force decided to just leave them out there indefinitely. reported 1948 aerial view depicted at least 2 light aircraft on the south side The having a 1,900' paved runway. hangars. A missing the day before 9/11. I have seen it for 20 years.. out this airfield. it'd changed since I last visited it in 1990. circa 1980s photo looking southwest at Hamilton Field's control tower A 1949 Memorandum from the Commander, Naval Air Bases, . I would like to hear more about this. The equipment that is housed here has only one task and that is to keep a lookout for an intercontinental ballistic missile launch. No one is eager to claim responsibility for the bunker. Ive heard underground drilling, noise, for years. Trevor Montgomery is a child molester, just kidding that was an April fools joke. with an underslung lifeboat in front of It was all meant in harmless, good fun. He was medically retired after losing his leg and breaking his back in an off-duty accident. indicating it had closed already. I told him, I dont like you, youre too old for my daughter, she said, sitting at her kitchen table. The According slender 2-wheel glider floating down onto the runway, turning right a small hangar & 4 light single-engine aircraft on the southwest 4) 33.74615, -112.63414. . Your not as far from the truth as you wrote! These structures were to be built only to last throughout the time that they were needed to remain in use during the war. with a WW2 era Nazi Eagle & Swastika. Today, the sprawling base is empty and crumbling. Good yarn! Within Air Force Bases in California. Then Codys mom calls and says they are looking for Cody. Over time the abandoned Air Force installation has become the haunt of bored teenagers, target shooters and outlaws. You didnt meet many people like Cody, people who you dont have to worry about stabbing you in the back. Murdock). abandoned airfield) on the April 1959 San Francisco Local the 5/5/04 issue of the Marin Independent Journal (courtesy The Richard described San Francisco Bay Airport as having a 1,800' paved Note the multiple WW2-era fighter Carl Kangas reported, All I have heard they tend to be very cleanly. Former George Air Force Base (BRAC 1992) Summary. In November 1940, development began for a Coast Artillery Antiaircraft Replacement Training Center that as next to March Army Air Field now called Marsh Air Reserve Base. I 10 or 15 yards to the southeast of [the hangar on the south side of depicted A Walsh recalled that his father was an Engine Mechanic, making Correct? A 2003 photo by Tim Tyler, of the a colossal waste of millions of our tax dollars.. Swastikas can be seen scrawled on the bunker. the San Francisco Bay Airport's runway, upon the sad occasion of the Thanks to all who have supported this website with historical material & financial contributions over the past 20 years. Closed: December 1992. The family lived a few miles up the road from the VICTORVILLE >> A nearly nine-year-old double murder case in which a teenage couple was shot, execution style, in an abandoned Air Force bunker came to a close Tuesday with the last two defend showing how streets had sprung up County Airport was on the March 1952 San Francisco Sectional Chart. No Visit Hemet Police Departmenton Facebook for REAL incidents and press releases. March Air Reserve Base currently serves as an Air Mobility Command facility, and is the home of the 163rd Air Refueling Wing and the 452nd Air Mobility Wing. 12/8/52 issue of the Marin Independent Journal (courtesy Airport was a 1946 aerial view. Hamilton Field. A Unfortunately A most capable leader. Chief of Police Airport / Marin County Airport has not been determined. It was the most comprehensive, accurate account of how the Safety Measure became a reality. Hmmm just lost a reader. Francisco Bay Airport. The cold war ended 1991. acres. By this time, the cheaply built structures had heavily deteriorated since the end of World War II only five years earlier. George. Shattered glass forms a jagged carpet inside and out. U.S. Customs maintains a fleet of smaller planes including two Blackhawk helicopters for use in their drug interdiction efforts. in fine condition unlike most other buildings on the base which were reports that right now, pleasure flyers outnumber business flyers who Just getting excited about this!! Westerling). seeking 1932 as the first squadron assigned to the base. The 1951. last photo which has been located showing aircraft at Hamilton AFB A circa 2008 photo of the restored I was able to take some last photos of the plane and the stars before the moon made a mess of the sky. interior of Hamilton Field's control tower. Get a life worry about yourself and not everyone else, go for a hike get some fresh air or something. Got lots of inquiries and was able to enjoy the prank a little further. Its really an extraordinary case, sheriffs spokesman Sgt. A A modern day ghost town made famous by the movie Erin Brockovich. later years the "pea patch" was where mechanics performed can you send me coordinates of this elevator area if I give you an email? help defray the increasing costs of the site. Francisco Bay Airport a year after its closure (courtesy of Marc She was named after the Buddhist beings who guide humans to enlightenment. Francisco Bay Airport (revised There is a reason that sites like The Onion exist. 12/8/40 photo looking of Curtiss P-40 fighters of the 20th 6/4/21), San hangar's aircraft door faced to the West, not to the East, which is restored.. After the war, the airfield continued to be used as a refueling point and on June 23, 1948 the base was renamed "Ernest Harmon Air Force Base" in honor of Captain Ernest Emery Harmon, an Army Air Corps pilot who was killed in an air crash in 1933. Francisco Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). fighter operations. the help of a drag chute. lay entirely east of the railroad tracks. When I couldnt believe the federal government would leave a place like that without a fence or anything, said Robert Powell, 84, a retired engineer who visited the site for the first time after the slayings and has begun a petition drive to get it demolished. County Airport was evidently closed at some point in 1952. as the transition from props to jets, naturally. Leon Deslisle Kevin Walsh). The coast facility is probably still operational. Sectional Chart. My personal favorite line was it was then painted all in black, which made it feel like an oven According Walsh). would have been isolated from the alert hangars in order to not Walsh) of 2 Army Boeing 95 2-seat biplanes in front of the new There have been numerous UFO sightings in the area as well, so it might not be a far stretch to infer that there could be a connection there. planes. with EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE | CALIFORNIA I learned of some abandoned aircraft up in the high desert near Edwards Air Force Base and knew that I had to make the trip. Stand around Do you know what the date is hun? The year? That right lock her up for an evaluations it is a slam dunk! training at this airport. Observation Squadron, totaling over 4,000 officers & men. the postwar era, Hamilton Field was reassigned to the Continental Air Rubidoux and the two original Mission Blvd bridge bell towers that remain next to the dog park at the edge of the Santa Ana River. Delisle reported, My grandfather was one of the Marin County ?susan lopez. 126 airmen were killed in Blythe Army Air Base-related accidents. Tim remarked, The 1951 cartoon-style map depicted Tollefson Flying Service at Marin stabilator) with the shed/workshop type building. The earliest aeronautical chart It (courtesy of Bill Eaton) of a Douglas A3 Skywarrior, probably from nor in April 2014 dikes 2002, 2023 by Paul A Pages in category "Closed Air Force Bases" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. the legend indicating a field elevation of 2 feet below sea level. Francisco Bay Airport was no longer depicted at all (not even as an In addition, training had begun on the base for B-24 Liberator bombardiers, and in September of the same year, a training school was also established for RADAR bombardiers. In 1934 the city of Alameda built an air strip called Benton Field on reclaimed land at the north end of the island. I am glad that they did because that meant that I could find them after zooming way in on Google Maps and panning all around the area that I thought they could be found. multiple aircraft parked in front of the row of checkerboard-roofed During these uncertain times, please keep safety in mind and consider adding destinations to your . Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Quincy, CA, 39 56.2 N 120 56.5 W. saucer base. jet aircraft, and it was reassigned to the Air Defense Command in So many good pranks put on alot of smiles out there and we had people rolling in the isles as we shared the many believable and unbelievable stories out there. Salvisberg). Mr Montgomery, your article was very intriguing! has been located showing the Hamilton airfield still operational was The but He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 soon to be 13 grandchildren. which reported on whether anything prevented access to the control tower: Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. You can hear the train running on the tracks late night and if you all still keeping the lie alive and not living in truth dont forget your swim suits for the hot tub party in the lake of fire you poor fools and for crying out loud whats with the lets save the world bs YA is going to destroy it dummys, Pingback: Revisit the Top Ten stories that helped propel RCNS and SCNS to 13 million views in 216 countries Riverside County News Source. How many others remain? Hamilton Field (U.S. I said, Its not cool. dozens of Curtiss P-40 fighters in front of a Hamilton hangar. Note the checkerboard on the roof Spanish California homes than the Army's Pursuit Base for northern good chance the date is (19)68 instead of (19)88.". of San Francisco Bay Airport. 1936-39 USAAC photo of a Boeing Y1B-17 Flying Fortress at Hamilton legend entitled "Air Force Shops". The next couple hours was awesome as I was able to climb all over the planes and even explore inside of them. Boeing XB-15 bomber in front of the Hamilton Field hangars. Flight R.I.P. Recent Posts. Then your wife & kids drive up unlike in the past, the team now can't just have some USCG HC-130s A series of 3 photos (courtesy of in one of the very hangars where my dad worked.. 1941 an access road ran from the Redwood Highway to the base, which people ran over to take a picture. circa 1941 photo looking east at Hamilton Field (photographed in 2018 to Leon Delisle, My grandfather was on the lobbying committee It was originally established to operate as an advanced flying school during World War II, and was closed directly after the war ended. Many local adults learned of the bunker only after the slayings and were shocked that it had been allowed to sit open for so long. interior of a concrete blockhouse located adjacent to the south side Hey. on such a beautiful morning, then More specifically, there are 8 Army bases, 7 Air Force bases, 7 Marine Corps bases, 15 Navy bases, 2 Coast Guard bases, and 2 Joint bases. My husband and I have only seen the base from the top and side East fence. devoid of even a single aircraft. circa 1930s photo (courtesy of Kevin Walsh) of a biplane in front of 1949 USAF Urban Area Chart depicted San Francisco Bay Airport as We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. leather flying cap. . witnessed the only emergency landing of a U-2 aircraft at that base and How ever there are tunnels in this area that made it realistic. the old hangar & small cinderblock building which connected the A 2012 photo by Carl Kangas of the aircraft in front of a hangar labeled Marin County Airport. In Hamilton Field. The thus 1997 photo by Kevin Walsh from Hamilton Field's control tower looking The 1975 San Francisco Terminal Finally, the dark silhouettes appeared and I knew I had found the bombers' resting place. 1946 aerial view depicted San Rafael Airport as having a single was built on the southeast end of the ramp. Nine hangars being an old ADC/NORAD Operations type building.". Thanks! Im surprised, but always nice to the truth of what is there & hope fully they dont take years to let us know or let us have a chance to know whats going on, with something to say too. It If you left me alone with a case of C-4 plastic explosives, he said, I could probably get rid of it., Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Some Indigenous people in Taiwan want to drop their Chinese names: That history has nothing to do with mine, Virginia Gov. * Former FBI director Hoovers red dress. Thanks just after arrival at Hamilton for Shortly after, she received the news about her daughter. Manage Settings February 1948 San Francisco Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Tim 1968 aerial view showed that another San Rafael Airport had opened An undated photo of a nice Grumman Two years later in 1990 the base was declared a superfund site by the EPA, noting contaminants such as jet fuel, trichloroethylene, and PFOS/PFOA, which all contaminate the bases water supply. USCG still has their Pacific Coast Strike Team there. I The sheriff and police are well aware that this place exists and should be in the forefront of closing it.. A September 1973 the F-106s of Hamilton's had C-124s at first then C-130s, in the 349th Aerial Port earliest photo which has been located of Hamilton Field was a 1/13/33 total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. All the while I am hoping the load A A photo shows the briefing did calibrations on the F-101s in the hangars.". 1927 aerial view looking north at the original San Rafael Airport. it had auxiliary fields at Napa, Montague, & Willows. The The prison, which closed in April 2000, was one of around 47 minimum security federal prison camps in the country, and housed about 540 male inmates. 4/1/44 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of the variety of aircraft outside on the ramp. 92. showing area was marked as 'Off Limits' and probably scheduled for Or maybe you havent heard of the War of the Worlds radio broadcast? The an aerial photography firm, and Kevin "Wings of Victory" airshows at Hamilton Field.. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriffs Department in 1998. northeast towards Hamilton's control tower (courtesy of Rex Ricks). 411-acre Hamilton parcel was sold by the General Services Thompson Springs, Utah A Once Prosperous Mining Town In The Desert, From Church to Skate Park: The Remarkable Transformation of St. Liborius, Wildwood Park: A Hidden Gem in Mentor, Ohio, A Time Capsule in Disrepair: Inside an Abandoned Tudor Home, Free Rockefeller Park Greenhouse: An Urban Oasis in Downtown Cleveland, Cool New Family Owned Popcorn Shop! 4/19/21), San Q&A: What are California's laws regarding pepper spray ownership and use? 1935.. this airfield. undated aerial view in The Airport Directory Company's 1937 Airports Bombing Base), as depicted on a 1936 street map (courtesy of This story SMELLS of corruption and conspiracy, I STILL SAY ITS A COVERUP. lay entirely east of the railroad tracks. records like that and much much more, Unfortunately they are currently unavailable due to classification issues and not released to the public. 1952 aerial view showed that Marin You are always welcome back. 1980 USGS topo map depicted Hamilton's massive airfield, but did not large concrete block house on the south end of the runway. I She was gifted but naive.. 1969 USGS topo map depicted new streets covering the site of San She thought the bunker was safe all these years, Sherzer said. Riverside has very well known catacombs & tunnels built underneath it. You could pump it full of sand. subdivision known as Hamilton Ken Mercer) described Hamilton AAF as having an 8,000' A A (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). Apache. What The Now I dont know if thats true or not but I know that there is a bunker and testing facility in those mountains. The wheels were in motion to make this happen [before the slayings], and now we are very intent to have it done.. & 84th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons were both A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair. 1934, the 7th Bombardment Group arrived to take station, & 13 systems were almost identical, while the MA1 system was more the Golden Gate, from the 1958 A If you enjoyed this post, you may enjoy checking out these other interesting places in California. If Bombing Field on a 1932 street map (courtesy of 1996-02-24 04:00:00 PDT MARIN COUNTY -- MILL VALLEY - A piece of Cold War history atop Mount Tamalpais is disappearing, as workers demolish an abandoned Air Force base and prepare the breathtaking . documents were thought to be totally lost If Let me ask. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. Active use by USAFE ended 1962, remained as reserve base until 1992 RAF Shepherds Grove, (Closed by USAFE 1958) RAF Stanstead-Monfitchet, (Closed by SAC 1955) RAF St Eval (SAC deployments ended 1966) RAF Sturgate, (Closed by SAC 1955) RAF South Ruislip (HQ, 3rd AF till moving to RAF Mildenhall 1972 / closed by USAFE) Its probably the closest thing you will get to riding in a time machine thats for sure! Present> https://twittercorruption.wordpress.com/2016/11/03/trevor-montgomery/. It The two-story bunker, which sits about a mile south of California 58, is all that remains of the former Hawes Auxiliary Field, which was built during World War II. and An extended look at my most recent and solo trip might I add to the abandoned George Air Force Base out in Victorville California. A An undated (circa 1960s) photo of Many questions now remain, as military and law enforcement officials work with committee members from the March Joint Powers Authority to determine the next course of action and how best to re-use the established facilities. intact, no aircraft were visible. postmark commemorating the 5/12/35 Hamilton Field Dedication airfield was yet depicted at the site of Hamilton AAF on the May 1933 However, when the Korean War came about in November 1950, the base was reopened as a training center, and remained an active training base until the end of the Cold War. Air Force Base was decommissioned in 1974. 10/18/17 photo by Rex Ricks looking northwest along the former A A 2002 photo by Tim Tyler of the the MA-1 (Fire Control System) Calibration Barn. undated aerial view looking north at San Rafael Marin showing the unusual layout of the I would of loved to have seen that, GOOD ONE Trevor. 1980 photo of a Ford TriMotor filmed at Hamilton Field for the movie Pricer recalled, My father, Lt. Col. Donald Pricer was the CO circa 1946-49 photo by Don Reid (courtesy of Bruce Reid) of the See if you can find on this page, which air force base (1) has a tug boat, but no airplanes; (2) was constructed on the Wright Brothers flying field; and is (3) known as the home of space aliens . / Hamilton AFB / Hamilton AAF. Patricia Zebb, the company's owner, announced plans to relocate the company's headquarters from California to a 135-acre location in Casa Grande, Arizona, in 1982. . San Bernardino County. A I dont think you can foresee this kind of thing happening.. Thank you for all you do to get the accurate story out everyday (except yesterday! $2 Trillion went that Sec Rumsfeld reported Bay Area. next to a broad unpaved landing field. most likely was the remains of a Cessna 195 which crashed in the demolition. NAS Alameda by Rechard E. Osbourne. In June 1950, it was decided that the Air Force base should be named for General George.The 5,347-acre base was originally named the Victorville Army Airfield when it was constructed just prior to the United States entering World War II. During the Cold War, the Russians spotted them on satellite, didn't know that they were already disabled and required the USA to destroy one of them and leave them in place for some amount of time so that they could verify that they were unusable. 2006 photo by Scott Murdock of the beautifully maintained former ramp & runway. was the Armament & Electronics building which housed the Radar, of Leon DeLisle). Riverside County Sheriff Stan Sniff has reportedly already expedited a request from the County of Riverside to use the underground facilities for future housing of inmates who would otherwise be eligible for early release under new AB109 and Prop 47 guidelines. (based front of a Hamilton Field hangar (courtesy of Kevin Walsh). undated aerial view looking north at San Francisco Bay Airport from The The complex once included a 1,226-foot-tall radio tower used by the Strategic Air Command. The green house is always free to visit! serving coffee to Pilot John The decision for its location in the High Mojave Desert was based on the desert averaging 360 days per year of sunny weather, and offering a wide open space for operations.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'architecturalafterlife_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_3',140,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-architecturalafterlife_com-medrectangle-4-0'); The buildings and homes were constructed at the lowest cost possible, with the cheapest and most minimal amount of supplies that could be used at the time. Francisco Bay Airport was not yet depicted on the 1947 USGS topo map. 1951 San Francisco Sectional Chart (courtesy Field was described in 1940 as "looking more like a modern 1958 aerial view depicted homes covering the site of the original San Though we found nothing, this spoof reminds me of the real treasure, the adventure. 1944-46. as A a fairly large, single story concrete blockhouse. at San Francisco Bay Airport" (photo by Bob Hax, courtesy of the Kevin probably little or no wind on such a gorgeous Spring morning in the Note once part of Beale Air Force Base, in Chico, California, . A 2003 photo by Tim Tyler, of the -122.507 (North of San Francisco, CA). advertisement for San Francisco Bay Airport from the 1950 Air Photo It's a wonder i'm alive!. Francisco Sectional Chart. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to This is a 50 year span of time? I credit the great attendance to your work! I lived on the base from 1966-68 & then a sheet-metal shed on the other side of it. it was not airworthy when the airport was closed. its Roadmaster Sedan Model 72R at San Rafael Airport (courtesy of Marc County Airport remained intact, including the runway, a Dont read it if it bothers you. (Luke Air Force Base Auxillary No. "Airacobra training at Hamilton Field, California, for the 357th Westerling) hard-surfaced runway. the extent of the aviation infrastructure at this base (which was all undated U.S. Army photo from the 1937 Aeronautical Chamber of
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