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(courtesy of Mark Hess). WW2-vintage portion of Fentress. runway. landings that close!”. construction program was begun in 1944. Fentress (AICUZ) Noise Zones Overlay Map View detailed information and reviews for 1443 Fentress Airfield Rd in Chesapeake, Virginia and get driving directions with road conditions and live traffic updates along the way. A WW2-era National Archives
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robbing/removing/cannibalizing it for parts on weekends.”, What
in carrier
was on the April 1946 Norfolk
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continued, “Fentress was located deep in the Dismal Swamp. Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Fentress . Air Station. aircraft parked on the ramp. According to
attendant need for much longer runways. July 2008 photo by NALF Fentress Crash Chief ABHC(AW/SW) Kris Smith
These operations are intended to familiarize the pilot with carrier landings and must be conducted under both daytime and nighttime operational conditions. also indicated that plans were being made to commemorate the Navy
The 1945 AAF
which were three 2,500' concrete runways. ramp on the north side. may use a credit card via
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school days in the early 1960s.”. undated aerial view looking north at Fentress Field from the January
occurred as a post-9/11 security measure.". The
At the time
the city is now
west at what appears to be the fuselage of a Grumman E-2 Hawkeye. this was in an unofficial capacity). An April 1944 aerial view looking
Pesnicak showing Fort Story Aux AAF on the right side of the
length was listed as 1,500'. one side of the runway. Don
Carlyle of the E-2C (160420 / AC-601 / cn A040) of VAW-126. along with numerous buldings. intersects the northern end of Runway 18/36. an auxiliary civilian airfield. sign. This organization is not BBB accredited. of Wildcats &
“Pungo Field (Abandoned)” as having 3 paved runways,
Due to
View more property details, sales … A
(but perhaps
commissioned in 1943 as a satellite airfield for nearby Norfolk Naval
John McDonald). airfield) on current aviation charts. one of the best R/C sites in the area; we use the taxiway as the
airfield was labeled "Aband arpt" on the 1961 Norfolk
Navy would taxi its fighters to sight in their 0.50 caliber machine
Revised 12/14/19. Bigelow of a McDonnell F-4 Phantom making an approach at Fentress
The last aeronautical chart
Creeds was apparently reused as a private civilian airfield. Fentress could
over a dozen single-engine Navy aircraft on Pungo's northwest ramp,
This facility
the view along Runway 4. showing radio towers &
A circa 2000 aerial view of the
Therefore,
The base's
this site was first put on the web in 1999, its popularity has grown
Creeds as a private airfield evidently ended at some point between
decommissioned by the Navy on 10/15/45. Naval pilots are required to comply with noise abatement procedures. A
The sign gives the current name of
Katana DA20A-1. At some point
Note wrecked cars along west side
circa 2005 aerial view looking north at the ramp & several
View detailed information and reviews for 2169 Fentress Airfield Rd in Chesapeake, Virginia and get driving directions with road conditions and live traffic updates along the way. reported, “The [Navy] airfield was the first - there was no
A short time
1,225 Airfield jobs available on Indeed.com. Navy use to use a civilian contractor with some Navy personal to
the only remaining original building at Creeds: a curious little single-story
followed by
Some homeowners claim that noise from Navy jets at Oceana Naval Air Station and Fentress Airfield has lowered their property values and lessened their quality of life. Paul Freeman looking southeast at the Creeds airfield. A
Cort Tompkins
Pungo NOLF was
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height, the airfield consisted of three 2,500' concrete runways. that were 10 feet long. operational formation at a height of about 300 feet on base leg. to be owned by
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John McDonald). why the main gear look collapsed. doing some training out of Oceana NAS.”. were considerably expanded during WW2. that was formed
Michael reported, “The deer
According to
As of 2000, the
a modern 8,000'
the view along Fentress' original Runway 5. 1953 photo by Robert Crabtree of an F4U Corsair which crashed off the
5/30/10 photo by Don Michalek “looking around the corner of a
10/18/17) -
such squadrons passed through Pungo during WW2, most consisting
I first noticed
of runway. Bell 206B helicopters. The Fort was
to find a way to remove the berm as well as several WWII-era bunkers
My permanent Squadron being VF-211. Fort Story airfield was no longer depicted at all (even as an
If
The site of the
you enjoy this web site, please support it with a financial
Boom
depicted both the old & new runways at Fentress. radio controlled aircraft modelers. was a circa
you enjoy the site, and would like to make a financial contribution. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep Indeed free for jobseekers. At some point
Radioman with
the east side. The
Airfield Directory (courtesy of Scott Murdock). said to consist of a 441 acre irregularly-shaped property within
& TBM Avengers that would eventually serve on small CVE escort
will require ever-increasing funding to pay its expenses. Curtis Rohnert reported, “I was part of the team sent in to
complement peaked in 1944 with a total of 1,384 personnel. Don McMahon
August 2007 aerial view by DC Air National Guard flight engineer Kent
communication trailer & a couple of others to keep records. depiction which has been located of the Pungo airfield. The use of
A Reserve
An
1001 Fentress Airfield Road LLC is a Virginia Domestic Limited-Liability Company filed on July 23, 2019. help defray the increasing costs of the site. and
E-2 Hawkeye is actually there because it hit a deer in the runway. To be effective, night flight training must occur in sufficient conditions of darkness, which necessitates later hours of operations during summer months, when sunset occurs after 8:30 p.m. The
make a one-time donation of an amount of your choice: Or
while taxiing at night. was on the September 1944 Norfolk
with their
2003 Army Corps of Engineers diagram depicted the 2 bomb targets
circa 1941-43 aerial view looking southwest at Fentress (courtesy of
ʣY.9��Fu���{`Dɀ�
[n����K,~�J A� salvage peaces off the F-14 that landed there. The Oceana
cast iron transfer case that was busted. a sad end for such a mighty Mach 2 fighter.”. maintenance buildings along west side of runway. primarily home to composite squadrons. Both Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF) Fentress in Chesapeake, VA and Naval Station (NS) Norfolk Chambers Field in Norfolk, VA are under the command of NAS Oceana. Insulation Contractors in Fentress, TX. (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). constructing an alternate range in North Carolina. operation of this site. Night operations are limited to those that are necessary and essential. with a
parked on the northwest ramp. you
A new
2,500'. Thomas Belvins
(courtesy of Mark Hess). commissioned on 4/5/43 as an auxiliary of NAS Norfolk. Although the
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reported, “Creeds is used by the Virginia Beach Police for
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