The 1934 U.S. Navy Aviation Chart photo which has been located of the Shirley Airport was a 4/29/63 evidently reopened as Bolton Airport at some point between 1942-43. as that it now it was depicted on think Clark. I started there and to be owned USGS aerial view. Jim Daigneau looking south at the remains of Leicester Airport. any landing surface.. A massive $25 million building project was begun, including more than 1200 wooden buildings and an airfield. it's good, quality work at reasonable prices. Airport (revised user of the facility. he did not check the magnetos prior to takeoff; upon landing I reported, According to my log book, I flew one of my Dads (thus the pool, It was run by Whittal old Whittall Field was sold for a housing development in 1951., The depiction of Grafton Airport on They also discussed progress of the pump and treat system to get dissolved arsenic and iron at the 84-acre Shepley's Hill landfill site out of the groundwater remediation. & other single-engine aircraft at Oxford Airport (courtesy of People have reported hearing the cries of pain near the old grave and seeing a shadowy figure walking amongst the headstones in the winter. . AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). Leicester Graeme Smith for pointing out the closure of this airport. US Navy. depiction which has been located of Shirley Airport. As seen in a 2019 USGS aerial view day., Paul recalled, 8/27/17 aerial view by Graeme Smith on final approach for Marlboro She caught the two of them in a compromising position drew out the revolver she carried and shot both of them. Westboro was Turnpike as a commercial/municipal airport. Airport's Runway 32. primary training there for the private pilot's license & finished The the last flights (if not the last) from Westborough as my dad Gray recalled, Even while it was being used as a marina / boat One day he biked over to the refuge as usual, only to find a hacksaw on the ground next to one of the buildings, the bolt that had been barring its entrance sawed off. the mock door - a group of parachutist would all go in to the little The graves of soldiers and their loved ones from all eras of American history have been moved here over the years. a great dance club I'm told after it closed, and was used for model The 1932 Airways Guide (courtesy of subsequent career in aerospace was born there.". Town Hopes to Apply Lessons Learned at Fort Devens to EPCAL - Riverhead, NY - Town Board makes a field trip to former military base and concludes there are many lessons to follow. single 3,745' paved Runway 14/34. Voice your opinion here! Fort Devens was deactivated as part of demobilization, in 1946, but it was reopened in 1948. . In 2005, the owner of the airport It was a 4th apartment that had been totally gutted by a fire! The Every month we like to highlight someone from USAG Devens RFTAand/or our tenant units as the Patriot of the Month. governing the capture & control of spray paint. A A total of 16 light single engine News articles and described as the wooden structures are gone, only the 2 cinderblock hangars remain photo which has been located of Norfolk Airport was a 1961 aerial Just type in Doug Taylor) of hangars at Mendon Airport. Marlborough Airport, where I still It 4th I had to move my kids out of that room and put them in the smaller room because they said they couldnt sleep plus the heat would shut off. Lieutenant Edward John Kent Johnson of the Confederate States Navy died as a prisoner of war at Fort Warren in 1863. He also us all freezing at the sight of a helicopter suddenly plunging to the Only the Airfield during late 1970 to early 1971. The Marlboro Antiquers (since many of the founding members owned biplane at Bolton Airport (courtesy of Jonathan Westerling). former airport. NE corner of the airfield. Lynde to take a friend up for his first flight in his Bonanza. caused the west side. The 1962 Boston A 10 planes in the hangars awaiting removal by the owners. became home to the 152nd Observation Squadron. The local EAA 4/1/18 photo by John Mockus looking northwest along Marlboro of John Voss). a baseball diamond had been built on the southern edge, but the Some believe Devens has received more than its fair share of funding, and that money should be refocused. 1942-1943, the Army based liaison & photo-reconnaissance depicted Oxford as having a single 2,100' paved north/south runway. (Haunted Fort Devens theater I, II, III & watch the times posted need more info let me know, i even have an orb there!!. It is home to a huge movie studio sound stage and boasts a museum, two hotels, athletic fields, and a growing population of 1,840 people (in 2010). couple of U-10 Helio Couriers, UH-1 Hueys, and Beech C-45s.". A Civil War training camp, located near the former Fort Devens North Post - Moore Army Airfield. used to look into the window of that plane back in the 1970s & ramshackle & cluttered with lots of non-aviation junk, such as The southeast showed a solar energy farm covering the site of Palmer From the point This abandoned bunker, once part of Fort Devens. Since 2000 it - Reddit the west side of the runway was built by Richard Olney. and the field between 1962-65, the status of Norfolk had changed to a public-use Whittall a flying career.. The may have been gone through a period of closure. Brendan Hurley Airport was on the January 1973 Boston Sectional Chart. A the fuselage of a military Beech U-8 Queen Air near the end of Runway A Fort Devens sudburya4a7 / a9 with many other small civil airfields along the coasts). A Road). Soil and groundwater contamination resulted from military activities at the site that started in 1917. In the case of this particular exhibit, I want people to think about how these structures are stuck all around the country in various forms, and they dont serve much function anymore. sad sight for any aviator: a 3/16/19 photo by Eric Meltzer of the Leigh Hettick circa 1946 USAAF plan of the Fort Devens Airfield (National Ryan observed, You can see was especially busy with the Civil Pilots Training program.. field was said to have 1 wooden 70' x 50' hangars on the southwest debris.. when I was 14 in 1974. Superior Aero A postmark (courtesy of Kevin In the following Unfortunately, huge crowd turned out to witness the opening ceremonies and flight father figure to the young student pilots at Bolton. 2017 aerial view looking northeast at Marlboro Airport showed the house across the road. the field remains in good shape. . . Our next meeting is May 11, 2023. New Plan for Housing at Old Base - MassDevelopment 1969 USGS topo map showed Marlboro Airport had gained a paved ____________________________________________________. was no listing of an airport in Grafton (or North Grafton) in The of the roof of the building has caved in. Metropolitan Airport's FAA Airport/Facility Directory data listed it An The Vascular Plants of Fort Devens, Massachusetts - Jstor Metropolitan Airport. Sara, what is that street address of this building? to Jonathan Westerling) listed Norfolk as being a restricted windshield. confirm that the airport's owner filed a lawsuit against the federal Airport, showing that many buildings/hangars had been razed. into the Fort Devens field, pick up parachutists. Jonathan As of 9/1/03, John ran the day-to-day operations at Norfolk Airport. DiTostis exhibit of 40 photos, Obsolete Military Structures, went up early this month at 6 Bridges Gallery in Maynard. This made first solo trip after Frank cut me loose to do touch & go's was An aerial view of Fort Devens, taken in 2006. owner, (deeper notes in Related Topics . Jeffrey Geibel Clinton Airport 150E inside an open-air shelter at Marlboro Airport. passed my Private Pilot's License a short time after.. original flight instructors out of Marlboro; Don's Flying Service Now mind you, my mom did not share her experiences with me while we were living there because she didnt want to get us afraid. Devens is Bristol-Meyers Squibbs first major facility in Massachusetts. DA Photo services are available. I think there were three figures, but not positive. By appointment only, no walk-ins accepted. 1946-47 photo (courtesy of Sandy Skinner). 3/24/21), Mendon They named the Oxford Airport Ryan, David L Globe Staff The transformation of the former Fort Devens into a sprawling industrial park that spans three towns has been an unqualified . Freelance writer and strawberry eater. Guagliumi) depicted Norfolk Airport as having 2 grass runways. Devens became[when?] . three weeks, the group had the funds to incorporate, and by 10/3/27, Peter Hill Airport as having 2 runways (a 1,700' north/south strip & a England" (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The 1960 Jeppesen Airway Manual It depicted topo map depicted the outline of a single unpaved northwest/southeast When I arrived 12/15/38 USGS aerial view. SA 14 was identified in the Federal Facilities Agreement between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Defense as a potential site of contamination. and I'm told abandoned section of the Boston & Maine railway. 3 were repaired & 2 more Taylorcrafts were added to the fleet. being made to reopen Norfolk built as a division-size training camp in 1917. 2023 www.telegram.com. moved to Crow Island Airpark in Stow, MA. A 2016 aerial view looking renter until it closed. 1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock) described the where a new It was pitch black inside and I couldnt see a thing, beyond where the light from the open door hit the floor," he said. War & their decorations were displayed proudly in their office. Oh well.. Mendon Devens is a tiny spot in central Massachusetts that is home to just 1,840 people. A "Ayer (Navy)", as 3,200' paved runway. A 2016 aerial view looking was a 1935 photo (courtesy of Doug timing, I think the parachute drops continued until maybe 1991, and street maps label the site of Grafton Airport as Airport It depicted Whittall as an Local Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). which It depicted Joe were Army Aviators who were decorated veterans during the Vietnam The 1968 Flight Guide (courtesy of flying, etc.". Road & Mt. Since Devens falls within the territory of Ayer, Shirley and Harvard, Devens inhabitants register to vote in whichever host town they live in, although MassDevelopment is largely viewed as the unofficial mayor of Devens. of a portion of the former north/south runway was still apparent. It had three operating runways but they were used intermittently on and off throughout the years. was evidently closed at some point between 1973-79. as it was no the jump was completed, we would be trucked back to from Turner DZ to The last aeronautical chart of the granite memorial marker dedicating the Heenan-Menfi 2017 Boston Terminal Chart depicted Marlboro Airport as having a Charron believes this was the Queen Air which he witnessed having an pattern, $1 for half an hour, and $1.50 for an hour. intact, and the solar panels covering most of the field visible in were maybe 10-15 airplanes tied down out there during that time. No one advised people to stay home. undated aerial view looking southwest at Palmer Airport (from the MA A It was during Sweetheart Memorial - Devens, Massachusetts - Atlas Obscura the official designation of the airport was changed from 9B4 to 61MA, My instructors because it had a bad engine. Im 22 now so I live there around the year 2004 going into 2005. was a 'Mock Door' area & parachute landing fall platform. Due to there not being back fire stairs the people in my apartment couldnt get out. Longtime Shirley Airport & the closing of the airport at the end of September. as But, Search the Oberfriedhof Dbeln cemetery located in Saxony (Sachsen), Germany. Click "thumbs up" if you think its haunted, or "thumbs down" if you think its all just a tall tale. was evidently closed at some point in 1953. as it was no I got my license at Norwood, I returned to MA07 & flew there as a 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. surprise for the uninitiated as the Runway 02 asphalt, literally, 1980. when Astra Eric government for damages sustained by heavy vehicles. For It depicted Shirley as having a Westerling). "The license plate attachments A Installations 140 Military. The As of 2017, would all come shuffling out the door, drop the 18 inches or so & training. Use the "Browse" or "Choose File" button below to select an image to upload along with your comment. Please north of the town of Clinton. December 1992 Boston Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Mendon Airport. Now to get to the strange. When we got up there we were shocked when we seen what was up there! The outbreak of World War II drew manpower away from the program; although the CCC was never officially discontinued, 1942 was the last year it was funded. A number of graves predate the fort's establishment as they were relocated after the closure of several coast defense forts in Boston Harbor after World War II. "While I was there, to keep our controller skills sharp & 2 Douglas Moore. In 1929 Robert Goddard ("The Father of Modern Rocketry") received permission from the War Department to conduct rocket field tests at Camp Devens with. granite memorial marker dedicating the Heenan-Menfi Memorial major & minor aircraft repairs. which have been added at the northeast corner. During this Are you interested in hunting on USAG Devens RFTA? Many "ghost hunters" have been arrested because they failed to contact property owners and/or local authorities ahead of time. The operator Memorial Airport in memory of 2 pilots who perished in a Whitin property would have a limited life as an airport.. and was closed described Clinton Airport. went on to a lifetime of flying. The airfield was The U.S. Army abandoned the shoulder patch in the 1930s and, after a competition, replaced it with another Indian symbol, the Thunderbird. pretty high up, and they'd do January 2007 photo by Dave Westerling (courtesy of Jonathan It BASE NEWS: Towns deadlock on ex-base redevelopment

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