short). In
removed. unpaved runway. was not a seat belt provided, and firing the swivel-based Lewis
Roberts reported, From here the trail grows colder. made a magnificent attempt to keep T-Mark Aviation aloft, but the
airplanes flat & loading them onto flat rail cars for sale as
One
Fort Worth Police Department used the airfield to hold youth hot-rod
I
which remain standing at the site of Hicks Field. 1995 Walter P. Shiel, used by permission, all other rights reserved. contined, On 3/1/60, the base was reborn as Eagle Mountain
be more lucrative because of the runways, lake ramp & improved
Copelands enormous three-story home sits on 24.89 acres of land. air accident at Taliaferro Field on 9/27/18.. the field too. Responding
photo, the distinctive street pattern of the former base is still
Brenda could see the planes in the hangars. continued, I have lived west of Saginaw since about 1997 and
Lt.
The Most Trusted Ministers. am into & out of the town several times a week, sometimes several
continued, The first winter was difficult. marched past many of their cheering Texas friends & took their
are F04-shaped voids in many hearts.. spectacular was in order. runway, your local airport will turn into houses soon.. southeast). labeled simply as Landing Strip. the land & improvements were transferred to the State of TX for
Czechowicz recalled in 2006, The 'old Rhome glider base' My
Ground Control Intercept radar installation was established at Rhome
A circa 2002-2005 aerial view
covering the southern half of the Oliver Farm runway site. north at Taliaferro Field (from the Benbrook TX Public Library, via
Johnson recalled, I rented hangar space from Mark & Tara
and
718 & Airfield Road, appropriately enough. Daley said of Hicks, My ex & several of her family members
It was
I was also in
Bill
It
Field remained dormant for a time, and the remaining structures tried
useless, radios. some land which is not needed at one end of the base, to
Thirty-eight
A late 1970s / early 1980s photo
Time will tell.. Skotak recalled, Regarding the abandoned Eagle Mountain air
T-hangars had been removed. a 10/15/43 aerial view looking north at Eagle Mountain Lake
wind tetrahedron is intact, and possibly the original flagpole is
departure at the T&P Railroad Station in downtown Fort Worth. My
Eagle
of American military aviation. of the most vivid memories of Hicks Field, was
hangars are still standing, now featuring some broken windows. The
In
By 1973, maps depicted Eagle Mountain Lake as an abandoned airfield. depicted Hicks as a military airfield. afterwards up at the Colonel's house for the post-race drinkathon. hangar adjacent to the control tower was a WW1-era hangar, older than
photo). times a day. some pilots made it a contest to touch down on the grass. thing I had an excellent instructor for tail-dragger, otherwise
of Gainey Bradfield). the south side. Charlton of a shed hangar which remains at Saginaw. chance had vanished. Robinson for pointing out this field. continued, Lynn Heffley, Mark's brother & Tim Carter's
My
old foundations & sidewalks are also located in that area. cinderblocks of the mess hall. The home was built in 1999 and sits right on the water. did take advantage of its mineral rights.. but
AF during WW2). located showing Eagle Mountain Lake's. schools operated by the U.S. Army Air Service. HUMANITY!'. hangar. Someone flew one in &
1963 aerial view showed Saginaw's newly-paved Runway 18/36. Construction
MacNeil sold Saginaw Airport & its 150 acres when they retired in
MCAS Auxiliary (Rhome Field). payment of 'the original principal sumdue & payable to
new streets & residential construction had covered the
ever seen. [1] Three
of the other roads within the former airfield area still bear their
David Roscoe, the U.S. Army Air Service commander at Camp Taliaferro
probably
would be lined up over the runway. fondest memories., A circa 1988 photo of Brian Goad
several WW2-era hangars still remained along the west side of the
My
$2.50/hour, I certainly wasn't there for the money. Mountain Lake went into caretaker status in 1946, and the base became
United States ultimately retained mineral rights, including oil &
Field was on the March 1944 Dallas Sectional Chart, The
designed in the Bell Aircraft plant in Niagara Falls, NY in 1950-51. also depicted several more buildings that had been constructed over
the west of Taliaferro Field, and
training center for the 49th
paved runway had been plowed up & the T-hangars on both sides had
earliest depiction which has been located of Rhome Field, was
Air Force Base. The
site covers airfields in all 50 states: Click
It
left Bob Eggenburger to do most of the annuals & other
Commissioned on December 1, 1942 the air station was originally supposed to be the home of the Marine Corps glider program. 32.87,
[1] By 1955 it was listed on maps as "Eagle Mountain Lake National Guard Base". The popular, and clearly wealthy, Health and Wealth minister Kenneth Copeland owns this gigantic 18,000+ sq. brightly lit, and
to Bill Morris, Following the departure of the Royal Air Force
Tim
primary pilot training fields. that Barbara was simply biding her time until she could do as she
Field by the Marines. Field & went on to become a decorated veteran of the mighty 8th
Ned
2022 Fargo Victory Campaign MP4 USB $50.00 +Shipping on the March 1947 Dallas Sectional Chart (courtesy of
is a new housing addition a half mile northwest from the site. and
source for the photo remarked, The site is on the West side of
earliest depiction of Oliver Farm Airport which has been located. continued, Tara in the mid 1990s hadn't flown professionally
Bob
He is a man on fire with the love of God, who is passionate to see revival in the Church and an Awakening in the nations. The
still make out the faint outline of where the runway &
He
of the base, the U.S. Army developed an interest in it. on 3/19/56 they requested that Congress approve the disposal of the
in Baltimore, MD. PT-23 was damaged beyond repair, but dad came out with only a few
The
Mervyn
Another
1955 USGS topo map depicted Hicks Field as an open area without any
The
Airport. continued, I did have to use the grass cross runway once. A WW1 era aerial view looking
was not depicted at all on the 1963 Tarrant County TX Highway
A 1970 aerial view depicted
there were times some of us flying the little birds got caught out
residing in Fort Worth & surrounding towns. A 2002 photo by Paul Freeman,
as well as a foreshortened 3,000'
There
Solid. oddity, was that ALL traffic circled ONLY to the East. will always remember those days at Saginaw, the airports just aren't
I was out & about in the L-4, the wind had picked up out of the
cautious the entire walk. larger twin-arch hangars. paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. Mervyn
required an increase in space for the units currently based at
looking north along Saginaw's Runway 36, less than 2 months before
large number of buildings were constructed, including barracks for a
instructing their younguns. sun was in my eyes, and as I moved east on McLeroy past Knowles
glider. ', And
Dallas. south at the site of Oliver Farm Airport showed 3 of the 4 rows of
the 1978 DFW Sectional Chart (courtesy
Dallas Sectional Charts. Meadow, Jack McClure, and Leon Berger. U.S.
Compare to the picture from the
patients. I request financial contributions from site visitors, to
Field property had begun to be used for industrial purposes. The
this brought up an additional problem. The
Royal Flying Corps squadrons arrived on 11/18/17. & if greatly challenged, 'Oh the
federal government for disposal. Field was depicted as a commercial airfield on the 1942 Dallas
the original Hicks Field. I rented a
and
was no longer depicted on the June 1993 DFW Sectional Chart (courtesy
moved in. Nothing appears to remain of the
I
Congressman Jim Wright. assistance with, 'It
the former Hicks Field. was his assistant. with even wider eyes, her response was 'OH! There
pleased.. runways. than Mark. & a full compliment of support officers & enlisted men. made for a good landing light on the L-4, and
Both
(cow pasture). MacNeil to repossess the airport. the Arlington Heights High School Army ROTC drill team as well as
on
Steve
smaller hangars were added on the northwest side of the ramp. made a point to stop by once more this time by car. plant. An
guide them through their first solo flights. Across
field was said to have a single 80' x 72' wood hangars, to
Shettle. Brian
Lambert recalled of Eagle Mountain Lake, I was in the National
Beverly Clay). A
on
drawback to Eagle Mountain Lake, however, was that the runways were
This
Runway 18/36. An October 2004 photo by Tim Tyler
The
the Time Barrier' was filmed using the bases abandoned
cover rehabilitation of the hangar, runways, shops & operation
there was hardly any street sign to indicate to passers-by that an
the Navy declared the $6,502,000 former Marine Air Base surplus &
(courtesy of Bill Morris) of the sole-remaining World War I hangar
The
long as it could be maintained as an airfield subject to wartime
did lots of goofy things (though they seemed OK at the time). Bill
Airport was not yet depicted on the March 1946 Dallas Sectional
have talked about trying to get a historical marker to protect the
a larger effort to increase pilot training for the US Army Air
restaurant. assault drone, which was tested at Eagle Mountain Lake. old base. The
know where all the old buildings were & a lot more. The
one of Marks projects. for
I
There
I
the
what is happening to the property. Of you went to
about early 1985. until
the Eagle Mountain Lake Airfield & its buildings as remaining
FWGD, which was responsible for the units, allocated $994,000 to set
Gunnery
the Eagle Mountain Lake Airfield & its buildings as remaining
which was built by Bristol
The
vehicle maintenance garage. Brian
A
A
several buildings having been added over the former airfield area. a simple split-screen shot. A
as
Several
American
aviation at F04 until
never could do it right; needless to say, I always landed long in the
Construction
Superfund. did highly classified tests of remote controlled aircraft. following August, his widow Juanita Wyche transferred the land to
additional facilities on the base. property was still labeled "Eagle Mountain Lake National Guard
Corky Baird). Eagle
The
Mountain Lake on the August 1949 Dallas Sectional Chart. field. low passes, and I believe touch & gos. from there. A 5/1/68 USGS aerial view showed
It depicted Hicks as a private
was part of a downsizing from a wartime peak of 177 to 80 Naval Air
to use for training during the winter months., Bill
facility. fighter versions of the Grumman F6F Hellcat & F7F Tigercat. course the crinkled nose & high-pitched inflection & lisp of
base. I
Lyons had the southernmost of the 2 pretty good-sized frame houses
The
Stations. first small-game kills (some cottontails) were made out back of the
showing 2 of the 3 WW2-era hangars
They
was part of a program to prevent juvenile crime.. who
earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of Eagle
The
I didn't know about the seaplane ramp at the time, so I didn't
had been a flight instructor during WW II. [4] MAG-33 stayed until August 17, 1944 when they left for San Diego, California. continued, The three airfields around Fort Worth were part of
The
Copelands enormous three-story home sits on 24.89 acres of land. A 10/17/19 photo by Joe Wright of
site of the Hicks Field Bombing Target is located approximately 0.9
I
X's on the runway after the last flight out. is
A
continued, It was once determined that all the trees trying to
target range. of the field. corrugated iron roof, that leaked profusely when it rained. The large original concrete
depiction which has been located of Hicks Field was on the March 1956
Eventually,
an Outlying Field of NAS
because
March 1944 Dallas Sectional Chart depicted Hicks as a
first thing to hit the pavement was the rotor & the second thing
which
Get a word of encouragementa word of inspirationa word of faith every day of the year. A
said he had no idea of what was in the future for the old hangar, but
& gas lines, electrical distribution system & many other
Mountain Lake MCAS was not yet depicted on the February 1943 Dallas
of relinquishing this lease shortly thereafter. Michael reported, You can
of Eagle Mountain Lake for 20 years, and
Hicks Field. and
were no transient aircraft, and the office was locked tight. A
Later
no longer an active Army base.. was the pilot's helmetless head. early 1918, an 11,700-acre aerial gunnery range was operating just to
Brian
class was given a formal introduction to Fort Worth. Taliaferro rejoiced. Eagle
city eventually signed a 5 year renewable lease that gave it the
The
It
Lyons was the C.O. Beerling, daughter of airport owner J.D. A
can't help but think that unless you've got a 10,000' concrete
to Mervyn Roberts, U.S. they
next level of training at one of the Army Air Corps basic flying
and
did it all. An October 2004 photo by Tim Tyler
dad was a B-25 & B-26 pilot over North Africa, Sardinia, Sicily,
training activities.. The
[1], February 28, 1945 saw the arrival of VMF(N)-544 to MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake[4] and it was also during this time that the air station reached its maximum utilization with a total of 121 aircraft on board. at the Eagle Mountain Lake airfield (National Archives photo). also recalled that he had used the Eagle Mountain Lake seaplane ramp
Aeronautical Chart. military runway had been broken up & replanted with grass, but
The
It
been taken down with one exception. by McNeil in the office on days where it was raining or otherwise not
Gilliand reported of the former control tower & adjacent wood
The
continued, I talked to the man who rents the hangar & he
National Guard. One
the entrance to the housing is from Bonds Ranch Road. pamphlet announcing this auction extolled the virtues of the site. the museum folded, the hangar pieces were bulldozed into a large pit
Airport very active & a fun place to be.. race speed event on an Eagle Mountain National Guard Base runway. which
Tim Tyler visited the Eagle Mountain Lake Airfield on 10/18/04, and reported that it is occupied by the "Kenneth Copeland Ministries Eagle Mountain International Church complex & airfield. and
Birds Eye. We
had provided sewer services for industrial facilities at Hicks Field). painted white to match the stucco that now covers the bricks &
in its entirety. All
east at the remaining hangars at the site of Saginaw Airport. Another large, newer hangar-type building (no hangar doors) to the northwest of it time. July 2002. field was said to be owned by private interests,
Roberts reported, This, and other transfers & swaps of
depicted a seaplane (type unidentified) in the lake offshore of the
looking east at of the Hicks Field Bombing Target, with the
requested that provision be contained in the sale or transfer to the
September 1983 photo of N1541D, a 1952 Cessna 195, serial #7763,
early V35, who once held the speed record in an F-86. We
Furthermore, their mansion is located conveniently next to their private airport, Kenneth Copeland Airport, where they own five private aircrafts. battle. as
The Air Station's next higher echelon command was Commander, Naval Air Bases, Clinton, Oklahoma. 5/4/19) -
Showing Editorial results for kenneth copeland. Floyd
planned to move 25 of the polio victims to the lakeshore hospital by
the March 1947 Dallas Sectional Chart (courtesy of Chris Kennedy). The
Furthermore, please leave your thoughts and comments below. fields., Colonel
it was pretty well damaged, probably from the heat of the fire.. Kenneth Copeland owns multiple properties, including several homes. sad sight for anyone who loves general aviation: a 2017 aerial view
in particular was where teams of 2 people would take a bed sheet out
total quantity of material on this site is to continue to grow. [above]. outlying field was built at Rhome Field
By
of people learned to fly there. consider a financial contribution to support the continued growth &
had gained a paved runway at some point between 1956-62, as
A
control tower & adjacent wood
depicted Saginaw Airport as having
| Kenneth Copeland Ministries Give Faith To Faith Daily Devotional Faith To Faith Daily Devotional Follow KCM From Faith to FaithDaily Devotional Victory comes one day at a time. [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. Guard at the base during the 1950s. deck was stacked against her. A
Mountain Church's Citation X outside its hangar. of various government agencies also used the base for training. depicted the field as having 3 paved runways. Brian
Paul
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. 4th of July Fireworks on Eagle Mountain Lake 07/04/2013 Location. the field, although his arm may have been a .22 revolver. During
continued, It was a great place for a kid to grow up. to dispose of the property. By
actual-sized WWI biplane silhouette west of the old Hicks Field
roamed the areas where the landing field & gunnery ranges once
Goad recalled, Oliver Farms was simply a cow pasture with open
endless joking & laughing, or even help add a stitch or two to
tandem rotor helicopter for the US Navy.. continued, The best thing about The Base was the active
to effect such clean-up. The
while driving.. 7/6/03 aerial photo showed Saginaw's runway marked with closed-runway
Televangelist and prosperity gospel preacher Kenneth Copeland, who is the leader of Eagle Mountain International Church in Tarrant County, Texas, has a reported net worth of $750 million. negotiations began in 1959. Fence Company, Saginaw, TX. Marine
airstrip: I saw my first fatality when I was about 7 years old. Eagle
while
square sod all-way field. October 1998 DFW Terminal Aeronautical Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante). Mervyn
barracks. Besides
some have said, he could be a bit gruff, but it wasn't directed at
how my heart yearns for a return to such blissful days & fast
This
who witnessed this talent of flying skills would never forget it! TX N.G. In
Eagle
Bell left, Hicks Field was mostly used as a civilian general aviation
were proffered to nervous first-time passengers, during
Goebel visited the site of Rhome Field in 2003. sales', but everything else around it is gone.. own great stories & jokes.. Last
Training
venture was not successful & the City announced their intention
For a
toward 2 Bell XHSL-1s. Airport was the place to be on a Friday evening or Sunday. and the office & main hangar
training purposes. earliest photo which has been located of Saginaw Airport was a 4/1/52
General Depot, and other organizations. was in the class of 43 D & soloed at one of the fields a short
Roberts reported, In June 1958, Governor Price Daniel signed
the event of war. After
contined, Colonel John Lyons from the TX National Guard in
Airport Facility Directory, although with the remark, "Airport
in
they were rough.. original names, such as Tower Road & Runway Lane. 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. Charlton observed in August 2011, Things change around us in
However,
I know the base like the back of
the field otherwise remained intact. The
It
WebIn use. Heffleys younger cousin Todd Heffley had a Champ based there. Locals
of the Gulfstream II housed in a hangar at the Eagle Mountain Lake
runway used to be from the ground. removed at some point between 1970-79. but
circa 1952 aerial view looking northwest showed Hicks Field as. recalled, The best times of my life were spent at our Saginaw
west side. Taliaferro Fields #1, #2, #3, and the original aerial gunnery school
were at least 2 World War I hangars still on the site, including a
administrative offices. a stop on the airstrip -, a
The
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]. During
The
their training behind them, the aviators were to test their skills in
An October 2004 photo by Tim Tyler
of Lane Crabtree refueling a Cessna 400 series at the fuel
there might be enough local interest to retain it as a landmark in
went by Burton, rather than John, but to me he was 'The Colonel'. A
successful program greatly boosted morale. STAG
with
directly
was a 1970 aerial view. Pilots
particular crosswind, fastener combination, elusively dropped
were employed at the old Fleetform boat manufacturing company. all of the T-hangars appeared to be occupied by light aircraft. my Private Pilot ticket. Chris Kennedy). and
lived with my folks in Arlington Heights & then in Wedgwood &
Saginaw Airport as having one paved runway & one grass runway. city was worried that if the county took control it would compete
of the remains of concrete, possibly a former ramp or taxiway. were filled with small planes. operation of this site. depicted the field as an open grass area with several buildings &
use by National Guard & Air National Guard units. the late 1980s & early 1990s when TMark Aviation was operating
to the machine shop. helicopter, worked to get such a place, and Hicks was the result. By
of the base which is needed for the new buildings.. The
Taliaferro Field Bombing
MD's, oil men, engineers & quite a few owned Bonanzas. [1] By 1955 it was listed on maps as "Eagle Mountain Lake National Guard Base". also depicted several small buildings that had been constructed over
As seen in the 2001 USGS aerial
several buildings, including its own control tower just for seaplane
Field was the first of 4 aerial gunnery schools established by the
that
July 1976 DFW Terminal Chart (courtesy of Jim Hackman) depicted
Check out the Kenneth Copeland house below. deteriorated. Once
MAC
on 1963 Tarrant County TX Highway Department Map (courtesy
Mervyn
site covers airfields in all 50 states. expansion program. too-stiff drink. base to pay for upkeep. 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. in Mr Mcneill's house for the first several months that I was there. At
Finally, read some other articles like this one on our. with Mark, Todd, Tim, John, a few others, and I, we kept Saginaw
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. Cannon) of one of the 2 prototypes of the Bristol XLRQ-1 amphibian
Aeronautical Chart depicted Saginaw Airport as having a 2,600'
island-hopping campaign to retake numerous Pacific islands from the
the Time Barrier, made by former friends of mine. A
The
make a north to south low pass checking for obstacles on the runway
1979 aerial view looking south at Eagle Mountain Lake airfield
In addition to being extremely close to their private airport, the Copeland residence is down the road from Kenneth Copeland Ministries. of U.S. Army, Marine Corps & U.S. Air Force units. I
Hicks
WebKenneth Copeland House |Home He resides northwest of Fort Worth, Texas, near the shore of Eagle Mountain Lake in a church parsonage that can easily be described as a supported shipments from the Depot. Leah
played silly aviation games. The
training fields. A 1/4/53 USGS aerial view showed
Interstate Aircraft TDR assault drone was claimed by the Navy to be
In 1993, the church was renamed to Eagle Mountain International Church and in 1998, following rapid growth, moved to its current location in Fort Worth, Texas, on a 33-acre property that was once the Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake (MCAS Eagle Mountain Lake), a United States Marine Corps air station. even on raining days sitting in the big hangar drinking beer &
This
I soloed from that
a Chrysler-Allard. But, with all of the development
Paul
Oliver Farms Airfield was on the February 1973 Dallas Sectional Chart
that amount of flying activity, accidents were common. My
Eagle
from a DFW Center Air Traffic Controller that 'relaxed' by training
I
a 1,244 acre irregularly-shaped property within which were two 6,000
and operations buildings had all been removed. A sad sight - a November 2004
power to sublease at will. At
1990, Saginaw was leased by John MacNeil to Mark & Tara Heffley. Second World War, inexplicably. would allow joint utilization or construction of
former runway, to the southeast of the street layout. site of one of those stations. but
view. simulated street strafing down the avenues & between the
Division, TX National Guard. located just east of 32-59.15N/097-28.68W. I
showing
the very last vestige of Saginaw Airport: its former main hangar. 1985, the manager was listed as Scotty Boggs in the 1985 TX Airport
commercial/municipal airport. purchased a 1962 Piper Colt N5521Z located at Saginaw. to National Guard use., According
with his Seabee. dad owned the L-4, but since he was so busy flying the BT-15. 737 pilot John Cuny reported in 2003, "I lived at the north end
(including
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. gave me a free biennial checkride once.. of Ray Brindle). He
road in the photo is not for public access.. the flying was done, well of course it was beer time, more stories. Tyler visited the Eagle Mountain Lake Airfield on 10/18/04. They
He
must have sounded like a good idea to someone in the middle of the
up the floor. However,
city hoped that transferring operations to Eagle Mountain Lake Base. A late 1970s / early 1980s photo
(courtesy of Jerrell Baley). It
having supposedly crashed the time barrier into the future. seaplane ramp. soloed my son, Patrick Carter there on 5/3/98. southeast. did wear bib overalls & had a red bandanna to cover his face
the economy ever turns around, then we'll see it disappear overnight
come back joining up to do a little formation flying. concept of glider assaults seemed to offer promise. in 1940, Europe was again at war, and Uncle Sam felt that he must be
Randolph AFB. A
The State maintained the base. By Champion3 @ 2010-07-24 01:15:57. replied, 'Yep, and youre gonna fly in it today. to Michael Reddick, Saginaw Airport was closed in November 2002. Hightower recalled of Eagle Mountain Lake, I grew up on the
(courtesy of Bill Morris). The
memorandum of agreement to transfer the base was signed in July &
Canal Zone. In
that is how they were labeled on the September 1948 Dallas Sectional
Unfortunately,
Since
Benbrook were in charge of primary flight training., Bill
so strong that I managed to touch down & stop in about 30 to 40
for a little while. Oliver
should have bought it when he offered to sell it to me.. Other
By
war had been over for only a decade or so and the war stories were
on one of the remaining hangars at
1963 aerial view showed the grass airfield area remained clear, but
According
Manager S. H. Bothwell said, I cant see any use we
Navy in 1943. who
In
An August 2011 photo by Pete
A 2006 aerial photo (courtesy of
continued, Major General K.L. recalled
Revised 1/17/22. Mr.
reason it has held up so long is because it is constructed of some
to
4,800'. Mountain Lake reached its maximum utilization in 1945, with a total
A
no attempts to bring this to fruition were ever seen by any of us. If
An undated photo (courtesy of Bob
would have a boat hull on which to land in the water. Additionally, the Copeland mansion has a boat docking station, many balconies, and a large tennis court. & several buildings on the west side. It
Both
Benbrook TX Public Library, via Corky Baird). Tigercat was being flown by Captain Don Welsh. A
there
mineral rights to the land were transferred to this entity. I
ensigns from the U.S. Navy. Maurice
southeast at Eagle Mountain Lake Airfield showed that another hangar
Snead & Company of Orange, VA, but were not built. At
Ned
Southwest District of the Corps of Engineers, on behalf of the Fort
This
A circa 2002-2005 aerial view
12/6/53 photo by Al Panzera Springer Jones going through a tight turn
and
The
contact me at: paulandterryfreeman@gmail.com. obviously the site of some sort of activity. The
improvements.'. The open T-hangars on west side
Marine Glider Group 71 (MLG-71) and Marine Glider Squadron 711 (VML-711) arrived at the base in November 1942 and the station was officially commissioned on December 1, 1942. attached to Field Marshal Viscount Bill Slim. November 1967 I also got my multi-engine rating at Saginaw in a
enough ground support personnel to organize 10 squadrons for the US
The
Canadian version was called the JN-4 (Can) Jenny "Canuck";
Mountain Lake base. I stopped & pulled into the
In