Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:24 am
For those who cannot see them:
Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:18 am
oscardeuce wrote:Anyone know the Lady Be Good coordinates ( where she may be now)?
Down Town Tobruk.
PeterA
Tue Nov 07, 2006 6:57 pm
31°58'48.45"N 20° 1'32.10"E
Aircraft types?
Aircraft types?
Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:31 am
27 34'30.16"N 81 14'01.53W
Something different?
Something different?
Wed Nov 08, 2006 7:36 am
Roger Cain wrote:27 34'30.16"N 81 14'01.53W
Something different?
It kind of has a X-1 or X-2 profile. Interest stuff just at bit to the north. What is that location? Looks like a former air base.
Mike
Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:14 am
The following is from Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields website.
That is the location of the Avon Park Air Force Bombing Range Target Airfield,Avon Park, FL. This target airfield is part of the Avon Park Air Force Bombing & Gunnery Range. The target airfield has not been depicted on aeronautical charts.
William Staab recalled, “I retired from the Air Force but while I was in I was a Forward Air Controller who traveled and worked airstrikes at some of those fields. Avon Park Bombing Range – I did a few TDYs down there mostly working mostly fighters in the day & gunships at night. As far as the range goes, the runway with the large bomb circle...that complex is actually located on what is known as Echo Range. Located on Echo Range is a myriad of simulated 'Cold War' target arrays. For example if you look to the north off the north end of the airfield you’ll see a star shaped area that’s a simulated SA-2 anti-aircraft [missile] site. All over the runway complex are derelict F-104 & F-105 aircraft that are used for
targets. Live munitions are not allowed on Echo Range just BDU-33 practice bombs & they are all over the place. There’s no way you could land an plane on that runway there’s so much junk laying around on it isn’t funny. I don’t know if that runway was ever used at on time but there’s no chance of it now. The large bomb circle is actually a nuclear bomb circle; the smaller one to the east is a conventional bomb circle. At one time Avon Park was used to train aircrews on nuclear weapons delivery. At night you had to watch out for the wild boars running around the place.”
That is the location of the Avon Park Air Force Bombing Range Target Airfield,Avon Park, FL. This target airfield is part of the Avon Park Air Force Bombing & Gunnery Range. The target airfield has not been depicted on aeronautical charts.
William Staab recalled, “I retired from the Air Force but while I was in I was a Forward Air Controller who traveled and worked airstrikes at some of those fields. Avon Park Bombing Range – I did a few TDYs down there mostly working mostly fighters in the day & gunships at night. As far as the range goes, the runway with the large bomb circle...that complex is actually located on what is known as Echo Range. Located on Echo Range is a myriad of simulated 'Cold War' target arrays. For example if you look to the north off the north end of the airfield you’ll see a star shaped area that’s a simulated SA-2 anti-aircraft [missile] site. All over the runway complex are derelict F-104 & F-105 aircraft that are used for
targets. Live munitions are not allowed on Echo Range just BDU-33 practice bombs & they are all over the place. There’s no way you could land an plane on that runway there’s so much junk laying around on it isn’t funny. I don’t know if that runway was ever used at on time but there’s no chance of it now. The large bomb circle is actually a nuclear bomb circle; the smaller one to the east is a conventional bomb circle. At one time Avon Park was used to train aircrews on nuclear weapons delivery. At night you had to watch out for the wild boars running around the place.”
Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:07 am
There are quite a few more of what appears to be those same aircraft scattered all over that area, in what appear to be simulated revetments. At the north end of that "runway" there are what appear to be F4's surrounded by bomb strikes.
There is another of these simulated airfields a few miles to the NNW with a lot of aircraft carcasses all over it. Some look like F-15's.
Walt
There is another of these simulated airfields a few miles to the NNW with a lot of aircraft carcasses all over it. Some look like F-15's.
Walt
Wed Nov 08, 2006 12:43 pm
Another spot with parked aircraft that were left behind at Eglin. Go just southeast and there is a large area with hundreds of tanks.
30°31'50.53"N 86°19'31.20"W
30°31'50.53"N 86°19'31.20"W
Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:31 pm
bluethunder28 wrote:I like the 909 and Witchcraft to the north!Matt Gunsch wrote:33°31'39.21"N 112°17'50.62"W
They sure get around check out
33°27'27.73"N 111°43'39.63"W
2 different airports, same area, different times, and in this one the B-24 is Dragon and his Tail
Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:31 pm
Not only are they are out, so is SJ. Not too many times you can go to an airport and find 2 B-17s, B-24 and serveral DC-3s!!!Matt Gunsch wrote:bluethunder28 wrote:I like the 909 and Witchcraft to the north!Matt Gunsch wrote:33°31'39.21"N 112°17'50.62"W
They sure get around check out
33°27'27.73"N 111°43'39.63"W
2 different airports, same area, different times, and in this one the B-24 is Dragon and his Tail