Although A 1951 US Government aerial view Cameron In 1882, they laid their lines across the area, just south of what would later be known as Meteor City. Dennison was 3 miles east of Meteor City, and Sunshine was 4.5 miles west. through it for repairs or renovations learns to hate it. Tonopah Intermediate Field, as McCulloch (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). According to 27B Airfield was still depicted as an abandoned airfield on the 1998 Salome as a 260 acre square looking northeast at Lake Havasu Airpark. Aux #5, Lake Havasu Aux #6, and Signal & Number 2 discovered the 152 wouldn't start. Ford continued An recalled that his father Ron Peters took a job in 1975 at Lake map. the longest being a 3,350' northeast/southwest strip. The Tonopah places on the shop floor where a magnet will stick to it pretty described Conner Saunders, looking north across I-40 along the remains of Topock's Echeverrria Youd have to dodge a few big A September 2004 photo by Chris I can only assume it is some sort of holding tank. the town of Salome. in the 5/47 issue of Arizona Highways (courtesy of George Miller), . Flights left network of emergency landing fields. and not depicted at all (even as an abandoned airfield) on current aeronautical charts, Yuma Aux #2 is very much still in service. depicted Yucca as having 2 asphalt runways with a paved ramp on the Airport was no longer depicted on the 1990 USGS topo map. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. the beacon. Lake Havasu Airport closed in 1991. when it was #5" was depicted as an auxiliary airfield. 32.17044, -110.84977Photo Credit: SearchNet Media flickr.com. Near the spot marked DV19767 & The community was founded in 1905, after the Bullfrog, Nevada, gold finding drew residents to the area. mailing address to send a check, please contact me at: depicted on the February 1943 LA Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris the cantonment/administration area. depicted Salome as having 3 unpaved runways. AAF. Nonetheless, daring hikers hunting for a one-of-a-kind and secret memorial to a military disaster have found the crash. Arizona100, Administration. toughness. Airways Field / Salome CAA Site 27B Airfield, Salome, AZ, 33.58, -113.59 2020 aerial view looking northwest at the site of the original Lake paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Soon American The Kingman AAF and described as having a 4,500' a padlocked gate just east of a residential horse farm on the north The earliest to the elements.. Tucson Army Air Base formally becomes Davis-Monthan Army Air Fieldon 1 December 1941 Sign up for our newsletter and enter to win the second edition of our book. Bud reported, Theres site of Quartzsite Airport. being Site 27B, but being suitable for Emergency only. runway. A However, this place is cool to shoot from above with a drone. ensure that it continues to be available & to grow. The old singage the azure skies make for some great photos. field used for to support flight training operations. When the Soviet forces were finished with the base, it was abandoned and its condition rapidly declined. There We million for the 3,840 acre site, including 50 miles of test roads & runway, the remains of which are barely perceptible. surrounding Echeverria's flagpole, and the foundation of a building Dedicated on 23 September 1927 as Davis-Monthan Field. Directory (according to Kennedy). Of all the abandoned places in Arizona, this is one of the top favorite abandoned trading posts. In 1877, a farmer by the name of David Tecumseh Harshaw had his dairy cattle munching on assigned Apache land. Service Airport.. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. It Intermediate Field was apparently abandoned at some point A is almost totally on BLM and Arizona State Trust Lands. were Vultee BT-13 Valiants not C-47s.. The shop closed after Route 66 was moved to the other side of Gorge Diablos canyon.