Naval History and Heritage Command

[Flash]

OK, aviation history question from AWs flying around the Oceana area...one of my “flying hobbies” is to look for old, abandoned airfields my father mentions in his writing or letters. I have flown over the remains of Pungo, and old Fentress to the west is an easy find. I have, however, passed over what was clearly a Navy field. It is roughly due south of Pungo and just north of the NC border. It looks like it has been converted into some kind of a driving school or raid testing area. Anybody out there know the history or even the name?

Sounds like Creeds NOLF, used now by the police for training.

That site is awesome BTW, if you are bored and want to waste time you could spend hours looking up the history and current uses of old airfields.

 

[jmcquate]

Also, the Maus tank (Panzer VIII) is going to the UK for some love at Bovington.

Do you mean the Ferdinand "Elephant"? It's been there for a while.

 

[Griz882]

Do you mean the Ferdinand "Elephant"? It's been there for a while.

You are right! Massive infantry fail on my part! It is the Elephant and it recently went back to Bovington for a a long-term loan.

 

[Griz882]

Sounds like Creeds NOLF, used now by the police for training.

That site is awesome BTW, if you are bored and want to waste time you could spend hours looking up the history and current uses of old airfields.

That is it! Thank you, the site is pretty cool and is clearly a worm-hole for burning “research” hours.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Sounds like Creeds NOLF, used now by the police for training.

That site is awesome BTW, if you are bored and want to waste time you could spend hours looking up the history and current uses of old airfields.

That is it! Thank you, the site is pretty cool and is clearly a worm-hole for burning “research” hours.

Oh yeah. That site is a prime productivity-killer. Check out all the old fields in the FL Panhandle around NASP/NASWF and Eglin.

 

[Griz882]

Not quite 50, we can still wish a happy birthday to “Top Gun” born on March 3rd, 1969. The schoolhouse was attached to VF-121 and operated out of a trailer at NAS Miramar. The USAF scoffed at the idea thinking that technology was key to defeating MIGs while the navy believed it was tactics issue. Now, of course, the USAF has a school.


I think it is interesting that there are two Royal Navy guys in the first instructor cadre.

 

[AIRMMCPORET]

Not quite 50, we can still wish a happy birthday to “Top Gun” born on March 3rd, 1969. The schoolhouse was attached to VF-121 and operated out of a trailer at NAS Miramar. The USAF scoffed at the idea thinking that technology was key to defeating MIGs while the navy believed it was tactics issue. Now, of course, the USAF has a school.

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I think it is interesting that there are two Royal Navy guys in the first instructor cadre.

Did the three RN’s not get the working whites memo.?

 

[Griz882]

Attending a conference at NMMC today and saw this going in their new exhibit. All that plastic is throwing me off...I wonder what type it is?