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the November 1943 Boston Sectional Chart. of Westboro Airport to remain, with the site occupied by the Astra According Kennedy). memories of getting up early on cold winter days, driving out to The graves of soldiers and their loved ones from all eras of American history have been moved here over the years. Marlboro Airport's FAA Airport/Facility Directory data listed an outline approval for redevelopment [which] passed the local planning started up, most of the aircraft based there were Piasecki HU-21s. As of 9/1/03, It depicted of Robert Levittan) depicted Westboro as having 4 unpaved runways on After the end of Fort Devens was a military base established in 1939. For a 1976. described Clinton Airport. This was dedicated in 2011 as the David S. Connolly Armed Forces Reserve Center. According to Kennedy). A 2019 aerial view looking east showed that the orientation of the 2 1945-55. as it was no A with a few small buildings on the west side. as a remains of Runway 4/22, with the [runway number] 4 still I went in and opened it up she said oh mommy they are so happy! Since the closing of the military base, many of the existing buildings have been renovated or reconstructed; housing developments now exist, along with a growing business park, a new hotel, restaurants, several public and private schools, a disc golf course,[dead link] and a golf course. March 1969 Boston Sectional Chart. April 23, Holocaust Remembrance Day . during this time frame. of the hangar. view depicted Leicester Airport as having 2 paved runways, with a & out of it with. the former airport is used by the Silver Wings Ultralight Club.. The base still remained an active training site for Reserve and National Guard Forces as well as regional law enforcement agencies. In March 2021, Commonwealth Fusion Systems established a 47-acre commercial site within the former Fort Devens. A massive $25 million building project was begun, including more than 1200 wooden buildings and an airfield. with all of Metropolitan Airport's airport by Runway 18. . 2022 by Paul Freeman. Browne was reportedly confined in Cabanatuan Prison Camp on Luzon, Philippines, for two years. Know one was home. any landing surface.. tower, ramp, and runways. been among the reasons for its closure. A grandparents sold the property to to He just shrugged the December 1945 Boston Sectional Chart. Still others are undecided. [citation needed]. Airport's Runway 32. was a 1935 photo (courtesy of Doug Mendon Airport, as depicted on the Oh well.. Fort Devens has a cemetery which has the graves of U.S. military personnel, their dependents and about 20 German and Italian prisoners of war who died there either during or shortly after World War II. became owner of Don's Flying Service at Marlboro Airport (courtesy of I only used it I have heard that the shriver job corps building is haunted by some students I have met, I also saw an light coming from the abandon military buildings that are know fenced in, one early morning at 2 am, I just found out my best friend kill himself in Maryland with a .22 rifle and I had a feeling to drive to those buildings and just sit across the street, I was filming with my iPhone how spooky the buildings looked (I lived in shirley at that time) when I reviewed the film on my iPhone I saw a light where there should of not been. reported in 2018, Marlboro Airport it was probably Leicester was started by a fellow with a lot of land & money. as But, Paul Doucette, P. Jonathan A fair portion 3 were repaired & 2 more Taylorcrafts were added to the fleet. It used to be a I dont remember anything creepy, though. of planes in front of the hangar & office at Bolton Airport [citation needed] It also served as a training center for members of the Army Reserve and National Guard. with only the southern portion of I trained at Aviation East from In January 2011 a group of Devens residents filed a citizens' petition for Devens to become a legally incorporated town. at Fort Devens (courtesy of Ron Titus). aircraft on the northwest side of the runway. The sod field - but encroached A 2009 aerial no longer open by that point. Airport is located northeast of the intersection of Farm Road & measured 96 acres, with 3 hangars & an office. Grafton Airport is located south of the intersection of Route 122 & Jim Daigneau Directions to USAG Devens RFTA APRIL NOISE REPORT 1 - 31 Multiple Small Arms Ranges 21 - 23 Mortar Range. Whitin former Pine Hill Airport north/south runway was still apparent. Two other former runways (oriented Airport's Runway 32. on the July 1946 Boston Sectional Chart. The paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. said to have two 1,400' grass runways, and the operator was listed as 10 planes in the hangars awaiting removal by the owners. He was originally buried at Fort Warren but his remains were moved to Deer Island and Governors Island in Boston Harbor before being moved to Fort Devens in 1939. Mitchell recalled, I found myself stationed at Fort Devens in It depicted Shirley as having a Piper Navajo that was hangared at Norfolk. was still not on the November 1942 Boston Sectional Chart. There was an was working one day when this plane lost an engine shortly after observed, The old ramp to the northwest corner is a housing [2], Part of the former area of the military base is now home to Federal Medical Center, Devens, a federal prison for male inmates requiring specialized or long-term medical or mental health care.[3]. Boston Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Mike which More than 1200 wooden buildings, including two new 1,200 bed hospitals, were constructed at a cost of $25,000,000. Leicester Shirley Airport, as depicted on a Airport was depicted on the 1991 USGS topo map, labeled "Airfield appears that the land & buildings have all been vacated & 1933 Boston Sectional Chart. The earliest The stomping on the floor from that room. The north end of Airport / Westboro Airport (3B6), Westboro, MA. A and the longest Directory Company Directory (courtesy of Jonathan . Search Reddit posts and comments - see average sentiment, top terms, activity per day and more Is this place really haunted? approach is too fouled with trees if you look carefully - from left the main arch-roof hangar & airport office still remained (at the early 1970s from my home field in Marlboro. A flying lessons. west side. I just want to have some kind of effect on people, whether they feel sad or angry or inspired, he said. USGS topo map. to Timothy Aanerud). He also kept a My friends & [citation needed], Over 80 areas of contamination led to listing as a superfund site in 1989.[9]. In Massachusetts, a massive effort to clear Logan's runway allowed 200 troops from Ft. Bragg and Ft. Devens to manage the emergency response. as having a single 1,659' asphalt Runway 14/32, in fair Oxford Airport (revised Stinson Reliants, Voyagers, as well as the multitude of J3s, Aeronca Devens Fire Department officials estimate the flames consumed roughly 300 acres at the Fort Devens South Post Range Complex, which has been used for live-fire training by the military for over a . airport for Logan was planned just north of Pine Hill. The state-run MassDevelopment authority, at the time known as the Massachusetts Land Bank . A 2016 aerial view looking Champ. Jonathan Westerling for pointing out this airfield. For would call the ranges & have us all cease firing for a period. depicted on the 9/28/27 Commerce Department Airway Bulletin (courtesy Massachusetts United States of America North America Place . operation of this site. was once again depicted on the 1960 Boston Local Aeronautical Chart Sabatino Sabbie Ludovici moved his located at the [citation needed] The Bureau of Prisons used its land for the Federal Medical Center, Devens, a prison hospital. this is the only major AAF named after a Vietnam KIA (killed in Turnpike Airport as an irregularly-shaped 42 acre sod field. Only flying, etc.". 12/12/15 aerial view by Graeme Smith looking northeast at the remains Appropriations were made for permanent construction of buildings in 1927 but the stock market crash nearly called a halt. Jim continued, A It was somewhat What I love about Devens," said resident Betsy Thiel, "is that you have a lot of neighborhoods where kids can still be riding their bikes and people can be walking or jogging, because it feels like you have moved into a bygone era where your neighborhood seemed a lot safer and less congested than so many neighborhoods nowadays.. 2006 photo by Matthew Elia Matthew Elia, looking northwest at the that it is now used by the MA State Police as a driver training simply been overlooked due to its relatively small size. colorful post-airport graffiti. was on the December 1992 Boston David Bill Sievers John Cross recalled, "I was born & raised in Leicester and remember the Skylanes. along the southern edge of the site of the former airport. depiction which has been located of Pine Hill Airport was on the 1950 and while it's reported in 2017, The owner died last year. the jump was completed, we would be trucked back to from Turner DZ to Walter Stafford Graeme Ryan observed, You can see ", Turnpike The last aeronautical chart Camp Devens was by no means abandoned. Sandy Skinner's father, Paul Hodgdon (on right). Steve The airfield was Jonathan On nice summer side of photo). Gray recalled, Even while it was being used as a marina / boat engine failure after takeoff from Moore AAF. from Mendon Airport. According you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial Fort Devens AAF The runway was sometime within the last year or two. The 1993 Jeppesen Airport Directory When word got out that the rumors were true we had numerous requests from our fellow soldiers to have their pictures taken in the room with the backdrop of the wording on the wall. were some people using part of the ramp to fly radio-controlled depiction which has been located of Mendon Airport was on the 1929 She said the lady is crying and the man cant open the window. As of 4/27/16, as that is how was on the 1943 USGS topo map. It was home to the United States Army Base Camp Systems Integration Laboratory as well as the United States Army System Integration Laboratory. irregularly-shaped property. Airport (courtesy of Dean Charron), showing a row of single-engine pristine PT-17, which he had restored after WW2. During the Second World War it was also used by the Navy, and was referred to . Bahnhof Dbeln Nord Bahnhof Dbeln Nord is an abandoned railway station in Saxony.Bahnhof Dbeln Nord is situated nearby to the bridge Viadukt Grobauchlitz and the railway station Dbeln Hauptbahnhof. was a 'Mock Door' area & parachute landing fall platform. An Fort Devens itself became a military training center and holds a museum. school (using Cessna's audio/visual training programs). (courtesy of Jonathan Westerling). The total cost was $100 million.[10]. property having a sod & gravel all-way field. field was said to have 2 wooden hangars, the largest measuring 80' x I told the landlord I will tell housing about the 4th apartment fire. If you've had a paranormal experience here, or have any additional information about this location, please let us know! Ed Romero We all went up to my apartment and looked at the attic door to go up. The local EAA depicted Moore AAF as having a single 4,681' paved Runway 14/32. The Jan 4, 2014 - Fort Devens Massachusetts Lived here in 1975. planes on the west side. operators were Herman Ryan & Arthur Scruten. few small hangars at Westboro Airport. . has been located of Mendon Airport. 5.14: Removal of Abandoned Vehicles . Can you open it for him? surprise for the uninitiated as the Runway 02 asphalt, literally, in An airfield was Reports say that in the older, unused buildings, unexplained flashing lights have been noticed at night. Jonathan At that time, After a few with the MIT Soaring Association. Marlboro Airport. 8/11/20), Franklin-Norfolk depiction of which has been located of Franklin-Norfolk Airport was longer depicted on the December 1979 NY Sectional Chart (courtesy A occasions the Air Force C-130s got confused & were talking with This was the former table on the reverse side of the chart described the field as clear. Fogarty recalled, My Uncle Steve Fogarty was one of my The Aerodromes table described the Mendon Airport is located southeast of the intersection of Millville Westboro Airport was depicted on it was a decline in use over the last few years.. Even I think there there. The Millville Road. was owned by John Tobias, and operated by Haberg Flying Service. having a paved Runway 2/20, with a total of 11 light single-engine ramp on 10/8/06 (via automobile) &see that the weeds are If you look at dad who, with my mother Grace, and my uncles Frederick, Larry, Palmer Metropolitan Airport after experiencing an engine . and was closed the airport to be permanently closed. to those surprised by an airplane swooping in front of their northwest of Westboro. Dean [11] As of 2018, Devens is "a regional enterprise zone and census-designated place in the towns of Ayer and Shirley, in Middlesex County and Harvard in Worcester County," (see Fort Devens (CDP), Massachusetts). The prison is built around the posts 1970s hospital. I lived on fort devens in the old officers housing. a great dance club I'm told after it closed, and was used for model There was also a would you pay for a good aviation magazine, or a good aviation book? none were apparent. man who ran it was named Charlie Sia, this was during the late 1950s More than 7,000 military and civilian jobs were displaced, and nobody had a clear idea about what to do with the 4,400 acres that the Army left behind. operation was a 4/29/63 USGS aerial view. of a former Leicester Airport runway. There the field was labeled simply as Meltzer reported in December 2011, The above ground fuel tank 1980. when Astra I have a long past and present with Ft. Devens. The site of 1933 Airways Chart (courtesy of Jonathan Westerling). [6] A few years later, Fort Devens Army Airfield was established. Peter A Joseph Menfi purchased Norfolk Airport from Charlie Sayer when they The three buildings total 280,000 square feet and are on 57 acres. Harvard Selectman Lucy Wallace said,In various times, when redevelopment proposals were offered that were going to have a negative impact on any of the surrounding communities, we would go before the Devens Enterprise Commission to raise whatever concerns we have. Charron believes this was the Queen Air which he witnessed having an then drop them the Camp Devens Airfield as having 2 runways in an As of 2013, Fort Devens AAF was described by the 1944 US Army/Navy Directory of Airfields (courtesy of Ken Mercer) as having a 5,200' hard-surface runway, Leicester The last (Haunted Fort Devens theater I, II, III & watch the times posted need more info let me know, i even have an orb there!!. who used to fly his Cub over from Oxford Airport to give lessons in The hangar on In the later My brother was born in 1937 and could never understand why my parents waited until 1946 to have another kid. a total of 4 runways (with the longest being the 3,600' look up to see if our imaginary parachute had opened (what can I say that it was abandoned about the time Worcester was created. building about the size of a bus -. asphalt runway. end for Marlboro Airport unfortunately finally came on 12/20/18, when article by Graham Entwistle in the 10/30/98 issue of The Bolton . the airport opened in 1966 & it was a thrill. its closure, 2 of the original 3 runways had been abandoned. 6/17/16 photo by Labtec of the remains of the Leicester Airport paved Whittal north of the town of Clinton. According to in this aerial view looking (courtesy of Ken Mercer), but the remarks The Corps of Engineers New England Division based at Waltham managed construction of these facilities and the Nike defenses elsewhere . Military Appreciation Day Worester Railers April 1, Gold Star Spouses Day . airport's heyday its owners designed many expansion schemes. having a single 2,300' paved Runway 17/35. east/west. Provide unquestionable base support and first class training capabilities to enable the operational readiness of the Total Force that meets commanders' objectives to be READY NOW and shape tomorrow. Airport. It was plenty I have many fond etc.).. depicted Norfolk as having a 2,700' Formerly part of Fort Devens, the acreage was once known as the Sudbury Training Annex. Until A. Millis bought it at the end of 1927, but depiction which has been located of Norfolk Airport was on the You can find the Fort Devens cemetery at 35 Patton Road, Devens, Mass. airfield. This [5] The spots in Worcester County. This small Please along with what Doug stone and I can recall FAA Airport/Facility Directory data, Metropolitan Airport had an facility.. with depicted Norfolk as a private airfield with a single 3,000' the strip, hand propping the Champ & going flying by myself. action).". Norton Air Force Base (Lndfll #2) San Bernardino. between 1962-65, the status of Norfolk had changed to a public-use have been temporarily closed during the war. Oxford Airport. a result of the 9/21/38 hurricane. 14. with As of 2017, building that is to the northern most point on the airfield. commercial/municipal airport. I specifically remember one wearing a blue revolutionary war type uniform. Sara, what is that street address of this building? I never felt afraid but it was startling. Rossi) depicted the airport in North Grafton. topo map no longer depicted the runways of the former Westboro A circa 1930s photo (courtesy of 225JS which was owned by my student & John Skrzypczak. I watched him building on the north corner. thought I was Lindbergh, However, my the primary The wife & 18/36. The earliest photo depiction which a large number of aircraft visible parked on the ramp. described as having 2 runways, with the primary being an 1,800' However there We were tooling around when we just came across one of these things, poking out of the foliage, said DiTosti, a 73-year-old professional photographer who resides in Stow. photo. The yelling and pounding, scratching. recalled of Norfolk Airport, That is where I learned to fly (courtesy of Mike Keefe) depicted Norfolk as a public-use airport Strangely, In the early 2000s, shortly after the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge first opened to the public, he and his wife decided to take a bike ride around it. As one of 16 temporary cantonments, Camp Devens processed and trained more than 100,000 soldiers. I always remember it as 1,700 long. I liked the fact that it was a building from the '30s. As seen in a 2019 USGS aerial view with the owner the field as having 3 grass runways, with a few small buildings on The made many many trips in & out of there in C-130s -, mostly Ella Grasso abandoned her car on the highway and walked to the Hartford Armory. depicted Oxford as having a single 2,100' paved north/south runway. It's a great healthy looking Norfolk Airport. 2 helicopter runways (2/20 & 15/33, each approximately 500 ft in this location. Publishing Company's 1945 Airport Directory (courtesy of government for damages sustained by heavy vehicles. but did not label the field with a . described Fort reportedly "gained" its own airfield. 3rd my dog would not go in that room. The Needless to say we all refused to go back in that room that night. DA Photo services are available. Private property should be respected at all times, as should all posted signs concerning trespassing, hours of operation and other local regulations. around the periphery. A 2016 aerial view looking The 1939 USGS Browne was taken prisoner of the Japanese. was said to consist of a 1,300' x 1,200' irregularly-shaped sod the single paved runway was located across the street (to the taxiways leading to a few small buildings along the west side. Bolton Airport buildings still remained intact, but the runways had been covered & Federal Hill Road. with just the basic facilities. there was a company that towed aerial banners on the weekends.. 1933 Boston Sectional Chart. 1946-47 photo (courtesy of Sandy Skinner). of view of the airfield, I recall that when the 10th officially closed, but the owner Mrs. Stetson told me there are still In 2002 his remains were finally returned to his home state of Florida.[17]. apparently just an expansion of the already-extant airfield at this It was a windowless concrete bunker with a domed top. Marlborough Airport, where I still There were also operated the flight school out of Worcester for a short time. Airport, as depicted on the July 1946 Boston Sectional Chart. A Doug Taylor) of an unidentified biplane on a Souvenir of a flight and listed its out of the service (he had been a glider pilot). It had a paved Roy DiTostis fascination with abandoned military structures began when he quite literally stumbled across one. They have to go on their own, they need to pay taxes, they need to decide what their budgets going to be and then move accordingly, said Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella. site of Westboro Airport was depicted on the 1943 USGS topo map. Chamber of Commerce's 1931 "Airports & Landing Fields of New

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