Argentia, Newfoundland Naval Air Station

[lcdtmd]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to request an airport be added to FTX Global, but here it goes anyway.  It would be wonderful to have the now abandoned NAS at Agentia, Newfoundland added into our sim world, aka FTX Global.  Here is a link to the site on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Station_Argentia .  I have to admit it would also have a lot of sentimental value to me being as my father, God rest his soul, piloted the Super Connie "Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_EC-121_Warning_Star ) out of there from 1956 to 1957.  He was a Navy pilot, and Commander, and part of the Navy's Airborne Early Warning System, AEW.  He was in air wing "VW-13."  This version of the Connie's were affectionately know as "Willie Victors."

I can remember him telling me several times that this was the most dangerous flying he had ever done due to the extreme icing effects on the planes.  Their flights were usually 12 hours long and at an altitude of 2,000 to 6,000 feet, no exceptions.  Right in the middle of the clouds picking up enormous amounts of ice during the long flights.  It was 100% IFR flying once the windshields were completely iced over.  It was not unusual to leave chunks of ice on the runway after landing that were up to 12 inches in diameter.  He also flew TBF Avengers, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger , off of the Essex and Lexington in the Pacific theater during WW2, but said that wasn't half as frightening as flying the Connie's out of Argentia.

So back to my original request, even just the runways at Argentia would be pretty cool and a great place to stage your flights in that part of the Northern Atlantic.

 

Thanks in Advance(hint-hint)

 

TD

 

P.S.  Just type in Argentia, Newfoundland in Google Earth or Google Map and it will come right up.

[Marvic]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum to request an airport be added to FTX Global, but here it goes anyway.  It would be wonderful to have the now abandoned NAS at Agentia, Newfoundland added into our sim world, aka FTX Global.  Here is a link to the site on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Station_Argentia .  I have to admit it would also have a lot of sentimental value to me being as my father, God rest his soul, piloted the Super Connie "Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_EC-121_Warning_Star ) out of there from 1956 to 1957.  He was a Navy pilot, and Commander, and part of the Navy's Airborne Early Warning System, AEW.  He was in air wing "VW-13."  This version of the Connie's were affectionately know as "Willie Victors."

I can remember him telling me several times that this was the most dangerous flying he had ever done due to the extreme icing effects on the planes.  Their flights were usually 12 hours long and at an altitude of 2,000 to 6,000 feet, no exceptions.  Right in the middle of the clouds picking up enormous amounts of ice during the long flights.  It was 100% IFR flying once the windshields were completely iced over.  It was not unusual to leave chunks of ice on the runway after landing that were up to 12 inches in diameter.  He also flew TBF Avengers, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grumman_TBF_Avenger , off of the Essex and Lexington in the Pacific theater during WW2, but said that wasn't half as frightening as flying the Connie's out of Argentia.

So back to my original request, even just the runways at Argentia would be pretty cool and a great place to stage your flights in that part of the Northern Atlantic.

 

Thanks in Advance(hint-hint)

 

TD

 

P.S.  Just type in Argentia, Newfoundland in Google Earth or Google Map and it will come right up.

Gone now, but remember it very well. Was there when in the Eighties. Sad to see the place go and a total waste of an airport, I wished the Newfoundland government had took it over. A great request Icdtmd.

[lcdtmd]

Thanks Marvic.  Was your time spent there with the Canadian military?  I would love to do a tour of Newfoundland on the motorcycle some day, but the 7 or 8 hour ferry ride is kind of a bummer.  It's hard for me to justify 2 days on a ferry, to and from, on one of my motorcycle trips.

How's your winter going up in Manitoba?  Burrrrrrrr!!!

 

TD

[Neil Hill]

Hi TD,

 

Google earth shows the location and layout but very little else is still there.  It would be pretty quick to put together but quite dull to look at.

 

Cheers, Neil

[lcdtmd]

Hi TD,

 

Google earth shows the location and layout but very little else is still there.  It would be pretty quick to put together but quite dull to look at.

 

Cheers, Neil

Hey Neil,

 

I quess I'll repeat what I said in the original post, "Even just the runways at Argentia would be pretty cool and a great place to stage your flights in that part of the Northern Atlantic."  It would take very little research to see what the base looked like during it's glory days.  A more complete build with the structures included would be awesome, but again, I'd be happy with just a couple of runways.

 

Thanks, TD

[Neil Hill]

Hi TD,

 

Please contact me via the "messenger" post (see small envelope at the top of this page)

 

Cheers, Neil

[Marvic]

Thanks Marvic.  Was your time spent there with the Canadian military?  I would love to do a tour of Newfoundland on the motorcycle some day, but the 7 or 8 hour ferry ride is kind of a bummer.  It's hard for me to justify 2 days on a ferry, to and from, on one of my motorcycle trips.

How's your winter going up in Manitoba?  Burrrrrrrr!!!

 

TD

Sorry for the Late reply. No I was a kid, I was in the Army Cadets at the time. Manitoba broke some cold records recently, yeah it's cold, miss Newfoundlands' weather. Thanks Neil for the look at the project.