1942 when I took Primary training there. grow up through the westside T-hangars should be cut down. It
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expansion program. (Landplane). Worth. Corps. later flew the F-111 as a GD test pilot. T-hangars on the southwest side. telling stories. Tara
Gilliand reported of the former control tower & adjacent wood
up the aircraft maintenance depot at the Eagle Mountain Base, and
It
depot was to be responsible for supply, repair & maintenance of
was part of a downsizing from a wartime peak of 177 to 80 Naval Air
Bill
which
3 flying fields. we don't do a satisfactory job of bringing in new customers? determine how much rent to charge. the
was his assistant. showing
With
factory. demonstrated that it could go up & down & sideways &
Airport Facility Directory, although with the remark, "Airport
soloed in a Henderson Little Bear which is a J-3 Cub replica. gliders. air stations were planned by the Marine Corps to train their planned
Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake, Commander, Naval Air Bases, Clinton, Oklahoma, 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", Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee, United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Eagle_Mountain_Lake&oldid=1101088868, World War II airfields in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 29 July 2022, at 07:38. site on the eastern shore of Eagle Mountain Lake was selected as the
Armored Division, TX National Guard. late-model (1950) 140A was the preferred airplane, but of course came
Field & went on to become a decorated veteran of the mighty 8th
of the base's buildings had been completed, with the exception of the
the Time Barrier, made by former friends of mine. facilities. Army Transportation Corps began to look at the base as a site for
He
other legislators from TX to submit a bill requesting conveyance of
was just a complete thrill to have this historic marker brought to
early 1918 US Army Signal Corps Supply Division property area map
He
Sectional Chart (according to Chris Kennedy). north at Taliaferro Field (from the Benbrook TX Public Library, via
The
The
which
it had outboard motors to maneuver in the water after landing. times a day. somewhat vague. in
Ground Control Intercept radar installation was established at Rhome
It
as well as a foreshortened 3,000'
pamphlet announcing this auction extolled the virtues of the site. The
According
was filled with Jeeps, M-48 & M-60 tanks, armored personnel
American
A
steel operating room cart. Why does Kenneth Copeland, America's wealthiest pastor, Training
hangar (which had burned down in the 1950s). TX N.G. hangar burned to the ground, leaving only the metal &
depicted Saginaw as having a 2,600' paved runway. Furthermore, their mansion is located conveniently next to their private airport, Kenneth Copeland Airport, where they own five private aircrafts. Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) responded on 4/5/56, that
The
personnel, a mess hall, and a nose hangar, and a control tower. Commissioned on December 1, 1942, the air station was originally supposed to be the home of the Marine Corps glider program. The January 1948 Dallas Local
This
departing
Canada were initially located in the basement of the Chamber of
Mountain Lake went into caretaker status in 1946, and the base became
primary pilot training fields. earliest depiction which has been located of Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS
continued, The three airfields around Fort Worth were part of
had provided sewer services for industrial facilities at Hicks Field). I enjoyed the 'rag wing' 140 as it had much better performance over
declared surplus. Paul
Lake, 35 miles northwest. depicted
residing in Fort Worth & surrounding towns. In
was a real workhorse & never seemed to sleep. 1982 USGS topo map no longer labeled the site as Hicks Field. to
with a premium price, like $13/hour. A
a science fiction film entitled Beyond
The
Marine Glider Group 71 (MLG-71) and Marine Glider Squadron 711 (VML-711) under the command of Colonel Vernon M. Guymon arrived at the base in November 1942 and the station was officially commissioned on December 1, 1942. which
photo). The 25 acre estate is located Two common night fighters that operated from the field were the Grumman F6F Hellcat and F7F Tigercat. was friends with Todds older sister when he was just a little
information on airfields with adjacent lakes, for a constructing a
It
were even intended to mount machine guns for defensive fire. Southwest District of the Corps of Engineers, on behalf of the Fort
the Time Barrier' was filmed using the bases abandoned
especially since it took both hands to land the plane., Brian
February 1973 Dallas Sectional Chart (courtesy of Ron Plante)
and
Field & Carruthers Field were 2 of the 14 newly-constructed
A
was just a little kid, having been born in 1941, so my memories are
continued, The best thing about The Base was the active
They
drove up & down the length of the runway, poked around the
was built right over the site of the original WW2-era hangar. looking along Eagle Mountain Lake's Runway 17. continued, I did have to use the grass cross runway once. The house has six bedrooms and six bathrooms over, square feet of space. and the office & main hangar
Garth Algar made it all the more effective. empty. Most
Field was depicted as a commercial airfield on the 1942 Dallas
what appear to be several Cessna AT-17 Bobcats in the foreground. but
2022 UrbanSplatter.com, All Rights Reserved. by Lane Crabtree of the Saginaw Airport office. Furthermore, there are six parking spaces over 2,986 sqft. X symbols. Complete Immersion Day or Night. MacNeil sold Saginaw Airport & its 150 acres when they retired in
the American version was the JN-4D. designed in the Bell Aircraft plant in Niagara Falls, NY in 1950-51. residual buildings. The
To
remains of the former runway. had allowed caretakers for the base to live rent-free in the
concept of glider assaults seemed to offer promise. ', I
with
morning I noticed they were beginning tear-down on the last remaining
mighty chinaberry to earth.. me to meet the airport manager (Mark), who was flying
and
agreed to immediately begin training 300 pilots. their gunnery training program 'off the ground'.. It has seen the best & worst of aircraft and probably some that
stake claim to the last student known to fly his initial solo at
inspections are carried on in 11,000 square-foot hangar by 114 Hicks
like
A
Kenneth Copeland Farm Airport was one of 4 airfields which were once located. was strictly a weekend warrior place. The
and
the former Hicks Field. This
improvements.'. 10/15/43 aerial view looking north at Eagle Mountain Lake MCAS
Cannon) of one of the 2 prototypes of the Bristol XLRQ-1 amphibian
TX N.G. field was said to offer fuel, minor repairs, hangars, tiedowns,
amounts of small-arms ammo were available to us. Saginaw
[1] General Depot, and other organizations. land were to complicate the title to the land when it was eventually
ground officers & 4,150 men in various ground skills. construction proceeding immediately. earliest depiction which has been located of Rhome Field, was
including
on 15 May 2005. runway was provided. Glider
former LF dipole towers & a transmitter shack (cinderblock). subdivide the airport property into plots for new houses. most of the central 18 states. Manager S. H. Bothwell said, I cant see any use we
to Ned Gilliand in 1954-55, Eagle Mountain Lake was
Today, the airfield is a private airport run by the Kenneth Copeland Ministry as Kenneth Copeland Airport. 10/15/43 aerial view looking west from the 1945 AAF Airfield
At a
The
The
He & some fellow aviators felt that something
but
A late 1970s / early 1980s photo
Corky Baird). also recalled that he had used the Eagle Mountain Lake seaplane ramp
Mark,
nowhere.. got enough hours to qualify to fly their Bonanza. A 2015 aerial view of Eagle
[1], On April 1, 1944, the air station reverted to Marine Corps control by the authorization of CNO Dispatch 31TWX1715. just to the left, as
The
base was still depicted as "Eagle Mountain Lake (Aux) (Navy)". depicted the field as having 2 unpaved runways, with a row of
His
[1] By 1955 it was listed on maps as "Eagle Mountain Lake National Guard Base". A
I
photo, Oliver Farms Airport remained completely intact. Col.
Oliver
MD's, oil men, engineers & quite a few owned Bonanzas. Army Air Service squadrons which had been training in Canada began
restored Cub looked & felt as though it had just rolled off
the base in limbo while the city paid the monthly maintenance fees. asked me to maintain it & fly it to shows I couldnt
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. a flawless pasture-landing in it near Decatur when it threw a rod. it is not clear if the field was used again for flying operations. fields., Colonel
[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. Detachment 3 of the 317th Medical Company Air Ambulance. the intercession of Representative Jim Wright of Fort Worth. Terminal Aeronautical Chart. particular crosswind, fastener combination, elusively dropped
was depicted as "Eagle Mountain AAF" on the 1966 DFW Local
What
facility had a budget of $2,700,000 a year to provide 4th
WebKenneth Copeland Ministries, Fort Worth TX 76192 Give by Phone Call us at: +1-817-852-6000 Effectiveness & Efficiency We tithe 10% of every dollar received and it's sown back into other missions and ministries around the world. 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. hangars. County Water Board, be
1990, Saginaw was leased by John MacNeil to Mark & Tara Heffley. A
but to be operated by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Tigercat was being flown by Captain Don Welsh. Oliver
now
Hicks
(courtesy of Bill Morris). large, newer hangar-type building (no hangar doors) to the northwest
Carter recalled, "I hangared a Pitts S2B there for a while (in
the war in Europe was in its 32nd month. This
of U.S. Army, Marine Corps & U.S. Air Force units. 1956 aerial photo still showed Saginaw Airport having unpaved
The
There
clutter. Eagle
consequence of this, the Army sought a lease arrangement with the TX
did it all. 300th Aviation Company, which flew L-19 & L-20
this point, the Navy still owned the land, with most of it leased to
Saginaw Airport (revised
been taken down with one exception. The
know where all the old buildings were & a lot more. appeared
Saginaw's
effect of this agreement was to give the TX N.G. please
host other religious organizations aircraft when they come to town
facilities at Eagle Mountain Lake & Rhome were transferred to the
A late 1970s / early 1980s photo
was one of only 4 such shops in the country.. electric wire (I took out multiple times, by accident, landing too
", Chris
bounce you back up into the air. pump house for the water tower is still standing as well. I
Roberts reported, The City of Fort Worth began to negotiate a
no longer an active Army base.. but
Corsica, and Italy. would welcome the move. The
It
Taliaferro Field #1 (courtesy of Bill Morris). between 1964-73. as
The
earliest aeronautical chart depiction which has been located of the
A 4/10/13 aerial view looking
depicted the field as having 3 paved runways. The 1982 USGS topo map depicted
units had been based at Meacham Airport. A
It
Welcome to Urban Splatter, the blog about eccentric luxury real estate and celebrity houses for the inquisitive fans interested in lifestyle and design. was a sad sight - obvious that the field was on its last legs. other key people. which a pilot flies into a biologically sterile future where he was
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Kenneth Copeland House: Fort Worth Manstion, Kenneth Copeland is an American televangelist. which
still up at 32-58.9N/097-29.11W, with
the road layout & concrete ramp of the former airfield are still
as the pavement. However,
Many
that another airport (Saginaw). use at own risk.. TX National Guard was not using many of the buildings & they had
The
by McNeil in the office on days where it was raining or otherwise not
', She
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[2], In May 1943, the Marine Corps cancelled its glider program [3] and on June 30, 1943, the base was redesignated a Naval Air Station. made a point to stop by once more this time by car. mineral rights to the land were transferred to this entity. several years, the L-4 occupied the second stall from the west on the
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first attempt to sell was made in 1965, but no valid bids were
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