Thu 5 Jul 2007
Private Plane
Posted by The Silver Fox under Vanished Boston
Folks who have an interest in warbirds, like myself, or those who are real pilots, like a couple of my cousins, might find this site of interest: Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. The site is organized by state, and each state is subdvided into several regions.
The first entry for the Massachusetts: Southeastern Boston area is the Squantum Naval Air Station, which was located on the grounds that now make up the Marina Bay complex in Quincy. The marina, where I’ve enjoyed many cold beers on warm summer evenings, surrounds what was once the basin for seaplane landings. There is also a park there that I’ve never visited and needs must add to the itinerary.




July 9th, 2007 at 11:16 am
I learned how to drive on one of the abandoned airstrips of the Squantum Air Station. I don’t know if the site mentions it, but this was also the location of the Dennison Airport, site of the first Harvard Aero Meet in 1910 and connected with two famous female aviators Harriet Quimby and Amelia Earhart. More interesting info here: http://www.discoverquincy.com/americanDream.htm
July 10th, 2007 at 9:51 am
I knew about the Earheart connect; I might write a post about it if I can dig up enough info.