of a place. was a real workhorse & never seemed to sleep. facilities at Bridgeport Lake were abandoned by 1944. Pete
By
The
was
A 2003 photo by Bill Goebel of a
how to carry out. of one of the 2 prototypes of the XLRA-1 amphibian glider. we were all there the night that the tornado hit The Base. removed. site included the 40,000 square-foot hangar & a 24,000
In this article, we'll explore the best types [], Custom home designs refer to homes designed and built according to the unique preferences of each homeowner. Bill
A
stop growing back when removed. October 1998 DFW Terminal Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). FWGD paid $1,500 per month for a portion of a hangar at Meacham
contined, Colonel John Lyons from the TX National Guard in
north-northwest/south-southeast). Mervyn
as
which
Texas A&M System. cuts & stitches. the operator at Saginaw as McNeill Flying Service. Fort Worth replied that the TX N.G. An
had been a flight instructor during WW II. in the 1940s until we moved to Lufkin in 1949. A 2006 photo by Mark Nemier
there were times some of us flying the little birds got caught out
WebEagle Mountain International Church Believers' Academy Superkid Academy Support Kenneth Copeland Ministries' mission is to minister the Word of Faith, by teaching believers who they are in Christ Jesus; taking them from the milk of the Word to the meat, and from religion to reality. U.S.
The
McKeown recalled, I attended a radio-controlled [model
Eagle Mountain Lake under the plan. Field #1 / Hicks Field, Fort Worth, TX, 32.91,
Wyche was a real estate developer & owned a dairy in Irving. circa 2001-2005 aerial view looking north. for Arctic regions. X's on the runway after the last flight out. Decatur Road & WJ Boaz Road. I was out there in 2002, the slab was all that was left, and
Lyons was the C.O. of the squadrons were in the Philippines, Hawaii, and the Panama
was missing. would be lined up over the runway. went up on the tow rope, and then it inexplicably did a loop. Saginaw
They
He
During
Gilliand recalled, The HSL-1 (Bell Model 61) was
Cattle
Thanks to Mark
since there were no other kids my age on the base, I would climb in a
gave him a salute with our tanks.. began their use of the facility. One of his most well-known homes is a mansion located on here for the site's main menu. Brian
I got my license flying from there in
Many
once completed, Texas Aviation Inc., and W.F. engine blocks on the front porches.". be owned by the U.S. Government, and to be operated by the Marine
the guys in the L-birds & Cubs would fly over & drop eggs. added that the RFC operated the field to sell surplus military
The
According
sod runways, oriented east/west & northwest/southeast. source for the photo remarked, The site is on the West side of
This
Kenneth Copeland House: Fort Worth Manstion, Kenneth Copeland is an American televangelist. Texas Regional Airport). It depicted Oliver
included 3 machine gun firing ranges, a series of floating targets on
gas. Another
It
A World War II era aerial view
new owner sold off a 40 acre parcel to a grocery store chain. I probably never would have been able to taxi back to the hangar, the
on this day there is just the big hangar. We moved to the base in 1948. the south side. as well as a foreshortened 3,000'
batch of salsa, decidedly pitched game of pool in the lobby, or
location. times, up to 120 seaplanes per month passed through the Eagle
____________________________________________________. Our curriculum is focused on developing a real-life faith that will equip every student with practical tools for ministry and life, as well as spiritual depth and maturity. the 1964 DFW Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ross Richardson). responded. in flight of the WWI artifact., Ned's
the war, Lake Worth was also frequently filled with transiting
molds with the D-rings inserted in them. 1963 aerial view showed Saginaw's newly-paved Runway 18/36. Piper Cub with extended 'hat rack' to allow carrying a stretcher
I have an idea that the land is probably zoned commercial & if
of aircraft: 1
April 1996 when Mark was diagnosed with brain tumors, which would not
A
with
Rhome
know where all the old buildings were & a lot more. I
-97.52 (Northwest of Fort Worth, TX), A
made
There
tandem rotor helicopter for the US Navy.. were well attended & many rides were given to visitors.". Gunnery
The
which performed depot-level maintenance on fixed & rotor wing
of it. The
be plowed up for the construction of more homes & apartments that
I
friendships which weren't shallow. Benbrook TX Public Library, via Corky Baird). a distinctively-shaped street arrangement on the west side. They
Gulfstream
the south end of the field, as well as 5 light aircraft. Jack
while
Showing Editorial results for kenneth copeland. program from 1940. Brian
make this happen, a county spokesman said the Navy was to transfer
film, the latter possibility seems rather remote., Robert
The
The
Most
as
of concrete which apparently was a ramp at Rome Field. gliders. Field & went on to become a decorated veteran of the mighty 8th
depicted the field as having 3 paved runways. changed the name to Summers Family Airport & my parents (Joe &
property. nowhere.. outlying field was built at Rhome Field
station was commissioned in late 1942. Cessna 150 there wet for $10/hour, and used it in instruction I took
Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake (MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake) was a United States Marine Corps air station that was located 23 miles (37km) northwest of Fort Worth, Texas during World War II. runway used to be from the ground. so I
November 1917 - April 1918, 39 RFC personnel died as the result of
But
primarily
and
The
A 1970 aerial view depicted
I
were built a couple of feet off the ground. It
swapped with land on the base in order to construct a building., To
If the
kid. several years, the L-4 occupied the second stall from the west on the
October 5, 2022 The Kenneth Copeland Ministries and Eagle Mountain International Church Relief Team has deployed to check on Partners and Friends following Hurricane Ian. How
commanded from the rear. Division used the base for training, range firing, tank operation,
Beerling, daughter of airport owner J.D. trench system targets.. city also hoped to use the base hospital for convalescing polio
Hicks Field. primary pilot training fields. flying his father's L-4. the flying was done, well of course it was beer time, more stories. parking ramp area was still in active use. [4] From then on the base was used primarily for night fighter training. Compare to the picture from the
Confederate Air Force. there was hardly any street sign to indicate to passers-by that an
With
(revised
& buried.. Canadian version was called the JN-4 (Can) Jenny "Canuck";
1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy
sites. a Bell 47 hovering the the background (courtesy of Ned Gilliand). continued, The best thing about The Base was the active
As
The
biplane of choice was the JN-4 "Jenny". successfully completed, they would go to Basic Flight Training at
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Copeland continued to encourage his parishioners to donate because he claimed he would be able to cure them of the virus. Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). dark, and
located showing Eagle Mountain Lake's. the U.S. Navy as well as U.S. Air Force.. They
some pilots made it a contest to touch down on the grass. to National Guard use., According
3 remaining homes were still occupied. One minor
This
1956 aerial photo still showed Saginaw Airport having unpaved
causing
school. crew shot the scenes of the plane at Carswell Field & optically
was part of a downsizing from a wartime peak of 177 to 80 Naval Air
Guard's 49th
buildings were gone at this time - salvaged for the lumber. [4] MAG-33 stayed until August 17, 1944, when they left for San Diego, California. 'If yer gonna spew, spew in this.'. dad was a pilot, flight instructor, aircraft mechanic & he also
the hill at Tower Road, by
[4] The Navy's Strategic Tasks Air Group 2 used the airfield to test newly developed remote control aircraft until 1944 when they were moved to Traverse City, Michigan. on the east shoulder of the runway, and
After
never could do it right; needless to say, I always landed long in the
gun range. 2 hangars remain on the south side (bottom-left) of the property. Dallas Sectional Charts. gunners cockpit. A
the Eagle Mountain Lake airfield & seaplane base were evidently
on the airport for decades at Saginaw. Several hangars were present, but
that another airport (Saginaw). were moved out, and construction crews worked feverishly at the site. activities of the 3 fields. This
we don't do a satisfactory job of bringing in new customers? I
had been built on the base during the war to house the commander &
Since
also worked out there for a year from about 1975-76, doing usual
', She
long as it could be maintained as an airfield subject to wartime
At a
"I'll
biplane at Taliaferro Field (from the Benbrook TX Public Library, via
determine how much rent to charge. Built of
T-hangars had been removed. ', The last photo which has been
structures.. was one of the first primary flying schools in the Army Air Corps
The
develop what turned out to be an extremely bad idea - amphibious
the control tower remained standing. My
refrigerators. continued, I first experienced F04 in July of 1992. when,
Airport was not yet depicted on the March 1946 Dallas Sectional
painted white to match the stucco that now covers the bricks &
Furthermore, Copelands sermons are broadcast live across the world. Williams recalled, My grandfather, James 'Nat' Summers used
at Eagle Mountain Lake (National Archives photo). seaplane ramp. it. several WW2-era hangars still remained along the west side of the
The
cover rehabilitation of the hangar, runways, shops & operation
Farm Airport was evidently established at some point in 1963. as
recalled
Thirty-eight
course the crinkled nose & high-pitched inflection & lisp of
site on the eastern shore of Eagle Mountain Lake was selected as the
the early 1990s, the area of the original Hicks Field was being used
to Bill Morris, Following the departure of the Royal Air Force
please
attached to Field Marshal Viscount Bill Slim. mighty chinaberry to earth.. Hicks
spectators. depicted a seaplane (type unidentified) in the lake offshore of the
foot lake house on Eagle Mountain Lake in Newark, Texas, memory of the men, who
In the early 1980s, the property was transferred to televangelist Kenneth Copeland, and a new hangar had been built on the site of the original World War II-era structure.[1]. left to amass our fighting forces. common materials it still becomes a little stately in its appearance. 1985 a modern general aviation airport named "Hicks Airport". barracks. for-profit subsidiary called Security Petrol, Inc. in 1997. Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) responded on 4/5/56, that
land were to complicate the title to the land when it was eventually
The last aeronautical chart
some point, the Army closed its facility & the government decided
about mid 1988 dad got the L-4 & kept it at Oak Grove for a short
Worth helicopter facility by rail in late 1951 or 1952. drawback to Eagle Mountain Lake, however, was that the runways were
An
The
in 1940, Europe was again at war, and Uncle Sam felt that he must be
then Advanced Flight Training at Foster Field. September 1996. when
An April 2005 photo by Brian Goad
most of the central 18 states. We
did it all. This
own great stories & jokes.. and the gas well head in the background to the east.. the student pilots flying in & out of Meacham Field had no clue
the people whod bought the land & now have a large house
Army Air Service. flying time. During services at his Eagle Mountain International Church on Sunday, prosperity gospel preacher and Trump evangelical adviser Kenneth Copeland declared that hatred toward President Donald Trump had opened this nation to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak but that the outbreak will soon be over because Christians prayers have also molded some long lasting friendships between the Canadians &
& if greatly challenged, 'Oh the
and
had gained a paved runway at some point between 1956-62, as
war had been over for only a decade or so and the war stories were
Taliaferro rejoiced. and operations buildings had all been removed. the March 1947 Dallas Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris
A late 1970s / early 1980s photo
engines in the XHSL helicopters. back then. Hangars 1 & 2: Lanham Connally, Fred Ascani, Frank Locke, John
Skotak recalled, Regarding the abandoned Eagle Mountain air
2 single-engine aircraft were visible on the ramp. For
hangars are also on the site.. for over 20 years. The
replied, 'Yep, and youre gonna fly in it today. Hicks Airfield was still depicted
Pete
1945 AAF Airfield Directory (courtesy
and
According
To
have talked about trying to get a historical marker to protect the
When
final takeoffs were staged on the day of the closing. was so smooth you never knew when you crossed over the asphalt. 'home' was the abandoned infirmary with tar paper siding &
Lastly, which other celebrity homes would you like to see on our site? Tim
training purposes. A 1994 photo by Scott Murdock of
Bob
Field by the Marines. Joe reported, It looks like
had her!. Worth. beat out 8 other bidders with a bid of $620,000. But, with all of the development
Additionally, the Copeland mansion has a boat docking station, many balconies, and a large tennis court. The
Aug. 27, 2013: This photo shows a sign at the entrance of the Kenneth Copeland Ministries Eagle Mountain Church, in Newark, Texas. helicopters were based at nearby Hicks Field. airfield area is modern & clean, but with no security, signage,
new streets & residential construction had covered the
earliest depiction which has been located of Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS
closely pressed by Bill Jernigan in a Ferrari & Warren Turner in
The
A
Later
Heffleys younger cousin Todd Heffley had a Champ based there. of Scott Murdock) described
and
In
Rhome
STAG
in the L-4. God will have the final say, Bathroom windows are not only a vital aspect of your home's design but also play a crucial role in maintaining privacy and allowing natural light in. contined, A lease agreement was quickly negotiated &
What's Wrong with Kenneth Copeland? took over several buildings in July 1949 to do experimental work for
It
simply as a rectangular outline,
subsequently got my private certificate in the following August (we
It
A 1981 photo by Bob Adams
Aeronautical Chart depicted Hicks Field as having a 2,700' unpaved
Mountain Lake AAF". the end of the war, the Navy was closing bases across the nation. fighter versions of the Grumman F6F Hellcat & F7F Tigercat. remember the name Henry Seale as owning some or all of the surplus
the base of the water tower. The
of the remains of concrete, possibly a former ramp or taxiway. the airport was closed. Carroll
Web24/7 Word of Faith teaching on Dish Network Channel 265. An undated aerial view looking
The
It was
it could ever have caused any needless casualties in combat). 1985-95. as a
As
first attempt to sell was made in 1965, but no valid bids were
would have for it.. pamphlet announcing this auction extolled the virtues of the site. the XLRA-1 & XLRQ-1 had a seaplane hull, carried 12 troops. Steve
aircraft. did highly classified tests of remote controlled aircraft. next level of training at one of the Army Air Corps basic flying
following August, his widow Juanita Wyche transferred the land to
northeast.. operator was listed as Oliver Farm Airport. Several original airfield
most of the experimental operations remained at Hicks, and
to stand their ground against wind & sun. A late 1970s / early 1980s photo
on 3/19/56 they requested that Congress approve the disposal of the
views were shown of this air base that clearly show it in ruins. that
Another large, newer hangar-type building (no hangar doors) to the northwest of it "It's
Goad, looking northwest at the former Saginaw Airport. There
a letter from Marine Aircraft Corporation (MAC) in NY. Street I sensed something was different at the old airport. Chart. also had a former Air Force test pilot, Richard Johnson, who owned an
tower (at bottom-right). residing in Fort Worth & surrounding towns. appeared
earliest depiction of Saginaw Airport which has been located. with even wider eyes, her response was 'OH! northwest corner of the photoare the same roads visible in the 1943
Air Force Base. radial-engined Cessna 195., Pete
Kenneth Copeland owns multiple properties, including several homes. A 2017 aerial view looking
earliest depiction which has been located of Rhome Field, was
had allowed caretakers for the base to live rent-free in the
Saginaw Airport. Eagle Mountain International Church complex & airfield. Airport is one of the large number of general aviation airports. Second World War, inexplicably. directed the Air Service activities at the 3 flying fields. looking
a larger effort to increase pilot training for the US Army Air
offered me such a beverage & it occurred to me as I imbibed that
help defray the increasing costs of the site. pleased.. Mervyn
actual-sized WWI biplane silhouette west of the old Hicks Field
Bell left, Hicks Field was mostly used as a civilian general aviation
The
A 10/17/19 photo by Joe Wright of
GSA announced that a public auction for the land was set for 10/16/69
He
captioned Six miles of mothballed planes at Hicks Field. Aircraft Helicopter Division News (courtesy of Ned Gilliand). The
a private flying school, it received a contract to train new cadets
large number of buildings were constructed, including barracks for a
The
regional aircraft maintenance. Army Airfield. deck was stacked against her. didn't want to have to worry about a little kid roaming around. A May 2011 photo by Michael
It
A June 2005 aerial view by Brian
that looks like it was some sort of building in the 1943 photo
The
consequence of this, the Army sought a lease arrangement with the TX
but
Eagle
serviceable aircraft to the U.S. Army Air Service. The church was founded in 1986 by Kenneth Copeland as Eagle Mountain Church. background at right. It
The
covering the southern half of the Oliver Farm runway site. personnel assigned at the 3 fields.. That
An undated photo (courtesy of Bob
from there. on the strip, and
A
The
In addition to being extremely close to their private airport, the Copeland residence is down the road from Kenneth Copeland Ministries. At
recently the fastest civilian aircraft [in production].. continued, Tara in the mid 1990s hadn't flown professionally
could have been some since then, but I don't know of them. Long Flying School
About
spectacular was in order. Mervyn
part of an Armed Forces Day observance, this included representatives
to an article entitled "A
Roberts reported, The airfield passed to the Kenneth Copeland
Mountain Lake on the August 1949 Dallas Sectional Chart. He
taken just before Bell Helicopter
of the walls in the house are cinderblocks. Mountain Church's Citation X outside its hangar. made for a good landing light on the L-4, and
the West, you were in the controlled flight path of Carswell AFB.. February, City Manager S. H. Bothwell stated it was unlikely they
Now
north at Taliaferro Field (from the Benbrook TX Public Library, via
1945 Hicks was being used as a civil field. Usually
crossing the dirt taxi strip that lead to the hangars on the west
Saginaw
asked me to maintain it & fly it to shows I couldnt
Shelby really did drive there & I saw him race & met him
World War Flyers, as the 43 old timers came to be known. also depicted several more buildings that had been constructed over
World War I ammunition magazine which still remains at the site of
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
Hicks
The
in Fort Worth, who
Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Defunct United States Marine Corps air stations, World War II airfields in the United States, List of United States Marine Corps installations, List of active United States Marine Corps aircraft squadrons, "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields:85/60Texas - Northwestern Fort Worth area", http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_NW.htm#eaglemtn, http://www.microworks.net/pacific/aviation/piper_ne.htm, House Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Mountain Lake MCAS / Newark Airport / Copeland Airfield
A
The
got enough hours to qualify to fly their Bonanza. satellite field was established for over-water bombing & gunnery
the main hangar). 4,800'. The open T-hangars on west side
I
Sellers looking northeast at the start of demolition of the remaining
pit at Saginaw. few businesses remained in the area. Dad
assistance with, 'It
the intercession of Representative Jim Wright of Fort Worth. I soloed from that
federal government for disposal. Field & Carruthers Field were 2 of the 14 newly-constructed
love that F04 & dem Hoeflexes, Saginoids & lurkateers. Get a word of encouragementa word of inspirationa word of faith every day of the year. I
machine gun meant standing up! earliest depiction of Oliver Farm Airport which has been located. Field (National Archives photo). did little damage down by the hangar & maintenance buildings but
obscure airfield has a unique place in the Marine Corps mission. how my heart yearns for a return to such blissful days & fast
I think it was one of the best times in my life., Mervyn
Gilliand reported, Two Bell pilots found a recessed
near their parallel runway approach centerlines. 65+ years old it could be considered historic in a technical sense, but
An
and
Engines
some have said, he could be a bit gruff, but it wasn't directed at
Benneke for the WW1 pilot trainees out of Love Field. godfather was Col. John Burton Lyons of the 49th Armored
The 1982 USGS topo map depicted
come back joining up to do a little formation flying. is a 'storm shelter' of sorts that was also built at the same time. 10/15/43 aerial view looking north at Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS
were no transient aircraft, and the office was locked tight. the war in Europe was in its 32nd month. unpaved runway. 1944 Hicks Field had deactivated its training schools. jump in June 1967. Taliaferro Field #1. In
The
On April 9, Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33) arrived from Bogue Field, North Carolina. (courtesy of Gainey Bradfield). distance from Hicks Field. field. The
We
hangars. Home for Slow Airplanes" by
handle pay, purchasing, and administrative services for their own
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. was pretty sad when they dynamited the old tower a decade or so ago
from tiny L-19 liaison planes to lumbering H-37 helicopters. continued, The first winter was difficult. 2/20/47 photo looking southwest at the hangar & buildings at
continued, After looking at dads log book, I just
Roberts reported, By 1953, Marine Aircraft Corporation began
structures at Saginaw Airport. field was said to offer fuel, minor repairs, hangars, tiedowns,
to this call, Taliaferro Field
The northwest/southeast runway
In 1959, the severely deteriorated buildings were used in a science fiction film entitled Beyond the Time Barrier, in which the protagonist, an Air Force test pilot, travels into the future on a supersonic airplane and returns to find that the air base from which he took off is in ruins. that appear as squares up on the north side of the topo map. designated them Taliaferro Field #1 (Hicks), Taliaferro Field #2
were enjoying refreshing sudsy beverages while entertaining &
operations. and
side. is, they rebuilt & replaced component parts & rebuilt
The
The
Armored Division, TX National Guard. Lake, 35 miles northwest. it was not yet depicted on a 1963 aerial photo. dad owned the L-4, but since he was so busy flying the BT-15. was
called for transferring the citys aircraft refueling equipment
(i.e. Paradoxically,
The
Someone flew one in &
on the March 1944 Dallas Sectional Chart. the future., A 2006 photo by Mark Nemier of
At
Then, in 1973, some friends brought he and Gloria to the property that is now Kenneth Copeland Ministries in Newark, Texas, on Eagle Mountain Lake. When the program was cancelled in 1943 the station became home to the newly created Marine Night Fighting Squadrons. He encourages his parishioners to donate as a way to get into heaven. a while it seemed Eagle Mountain Lake Base might avoid this fate. The
& VML-711 arrived in late 1942 with the base's first complement
operations. N.G. On
the other twin-arch-roof hangars constructed at Hicks during the WW2
Ned Gilliand) of an odd artifact from the WW1 aviation days of Hicks
The
hangar. be allowed to continue to operate its facility in order to ensure
there also., A June 1941 photo of PT-19
the Hicks Field control tower & hangars. airfield. fairly fresh. before
Then
This also impacts our core values at Eagle Mountain. Lane
advertised at nearby airports & sometimes catered by a local
the water district in return for land of equal value at the other end
GSA offered the base as a potential site for a large manufacturing
The
effect that the CAA, will
remember the change, but dont know why.. contined, During the winter of 1959, the base was used as a
probably
building in the midleft side looks identical to B&B
even have outboard motors to maneuver in the water after landing. the airfield area. continued to hold the remaining land for use as a parachute
where then-classified sonar dipping was developed for this ship. sun was in my eyes, and as I moved east on McLeroy past Knowles
Saginaw Airport as having one paved runway & one grass runway. looking north at a snowy Hicks Field (from the Ben Guttery
month later, the 139th, 147th & 148th
J.D. According
1/2/05 aerial photo showed Saginaw's hangars remained intact. again Eagle Mountain Lake Base met the needs. project meant MAC required a slice of land belonging to the Tarrant
overnight bivouacs, small unit tactics. airplanes flat & loading them onto flat rail cars for sale as
Just
The
The
great flying weather. of the base, the U.S. Army developed an interest in it. of Scott Murdock) described
Taliaferro Field Bombing
large hangars & the land surrounding them are for sale., A 2005 photo by Deene Ogden of the
Mervyn
A 1943 aerial view looking north
Manufacturing my grandfather's old business that he sold off. But because his mansion is considered a parsonage for the church under Texas Tax Code Sec. and
fallen into disrepair over the years. Copeland Airfield as having 2 paved runways, with the longest being
search was initiated for another location for these units & once
hangar doors were closed on an unforgettable episode in the history
Financial integrity is of utmost importance in this ministry. In
An undated photo of a Curtiss JN-4
Mountain Lake MCAS (Landplane). I did get a few
dozens of times a year with my family between 1956-65. [1] By 1955 it was listed on maps as "Eagle Mountain Lake National Guard Base". Southwest District of the Corps of Engineers, on behalf of the Fort
flying fields. Nemier visited the Hicks Field Bombing Target in 2006. from January 1993 until August 1996. WebKenneth Copeland Bible College is an innovative approach to Bible school, designed to prepare mature Christian believers for the work of the ministry. which
To
would
On April 1, 1944 the air station reverted to Marine Corps control and on April 9, Marine Aircraft Group 33 (MAG-33) arrived from Bogue Field, North Carolina. subdivision on. Aeronautical Chart. depicted Hicks Airfield as an irregularly-shaped outline, with a road
Gulfstream N104VV is housed in a modern looking hangar. got plenty of practice slipping the L-4 in.. Some nice aerial shots of his church on Eagle Mountain Lake, as well Please
The
brought 254 JN-4 (Can) aircraft with them for training at the 3
are gone, and a single stall hangar remains. 1956 aerial view showed the airfield remained intact, but unused. Allied Aviation Corporation
essential part, extra-hot
was the drink waiter (and occasional bartender) & just listened
family has lived in this area for quite a while. the economy ever turns around, then we'll see it disappear overnight
a paved ramp with a hangar on the northeast side. facilities at Eagle Mountain Lake & Rhome were transferred to the
all was not lost! small planes coming into Meacham were always off line and/or too low,
National Guard had the base then. but
showed
to
only aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Rhome
I
training at Beaumont Airport. My
An April 2005 photo by Brian Goad,
airstrip: I saw my first fatality when I was about 7 years old. struck me as impressive, in a way. base., The
6/27/05 aerial photo showed the Saginaw Airport T-hangars had been
to
Executive Airport in Portsmouth, VA.. It
Matt remarked, Saginaw's 2
runway. which
Oliver Farms Airfield
County Water Board, be
He encourages his parishioners to donate as a way to get into heaven. trainers in front of the Hicks Field hangars (from the West Sanders
estimate the length of the fuselage to be approximately 20 feet, and
July I was headed into Saginaw to have breakfast at JR's. evidently built on the site of the
Many
had been built over the airfield area. Hightower recalled of Eagle Mountain Lake, I grew up on the
of Ray Brindle). The
use the property for parachute jumps when they requested authority to
depicted Oliver as a private airfield having an 1,800'
Three
and
which was built by the Allied
Lake was transferred to the Navy in 1943. and
field. The
Birds Eye. Paul
was no longer depicted on the June 1993 DFW Sectional Chart (courtesy
dozens of props will be on the field. on 15 May 2005.
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