Clinton county, ny, civil war record 1861 to 1865, plattsburgh, new york, united states. President bill clinton visit to mcclellan air force base. Tinker air force base afb, located nine miles southeast of downtown. Clintonsherman air force base 19541969 is a former united states air force strategic air command base located near the town of burns flat in washita county, oklahoma, 15 miles 24 km southwest of the city of clinton, oklahoma. Plattsburgh air force base historical topo map in clinton. Its people, industries, and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families. Clinton county historical association, plattsburgh air force base museum. Miner agricultural research institute, and our readers on a new hardcover pictorial history book, clinton county memories.
Clinton county air force base for great oaks joint vocational school district sheet 2 of 2. The airport was formerly known as clinton county air force base. This heirloomquality coffeetable book features a glimpse of clinton county from. A satellite image of the clinton county air force base historical area in clinton county, oh. Teaching hardcore school haters at plattsburgh air force base sarah rowden moved to plattsburgh in 1972 when her husband was relocated to the air force base there. On a damp and cloudy thursday morning in december of 1964 an ohio air national guard kc97g tanker 522920, of the 160 arg air refueling group, departed clinton county air force base on what was planned as a routine local training mission. Clinton county afb, oh clinton county air force base was a strategic air command bomber alert facility in the early 1960s. Clinton county, ny, civil war record 1861 to 1865 home.
Today it is the site of the clintonsherman industrial airpark. Air force combat wings lineage and honors histories 19471977. Museum campus 5 museums clinton county historical museum, war of 18 museum, air force base. The new united express flights, operated by skywest airlines, will run seven days a week. The landing strip was approved by the civil works administration in. Oversight of toxic chemical abuse allegations at hill air. The aircraft is an antonov an225, conceived by soviet engineers in.
Air force, army, marine corps, navy and coast guard. According to the national archives, 12,618 ufo sightings were reported to project blue book while it was headquartered at wrightpatterson air force base in dayton, ohio. About face only known issue of a protest paper from bergstrom air force base tx. Project sign project grudge in 1949, project blue book in march 1952 was. Management design manual, therefore appropriate bmps would. The american folklife center at the library of congress has been directed to establish a veterans oral history project. An important resource for the study and research of clinton county, ohio history including civil war history and genealogy. The atlas f icbm squadron also known as the 556th strategic missile squadron, which manned the north countrys silos was assigned to plattsburgh air force base, from october 1961 through june 1965.
No other information is available on our website at this time. Clinton county air force base historical in clinton county. Wilmington air park is a publicuse airport located two nautical miles 3. Former air force officers were reading through the base. The pressrepublican is proud to partner with the clinton county historical association, the clinton county historians office, the alice t. The military base houses personnel, conducts training operations for active duty and reservist forces, stores equipment, and supports military operations. They are aerial shots taken from a helo in 1958 showing the base from two views. The aircraft is an antonov an225, conceived by soviet engineers in the dying days of the cold war. Clinton county air force base historical is a historical feature military in clinton county. Old base museum campus plattsburgh, ny home facebook. Photo, print, drawing, available online, image, pdf. Clinton county air force base historical, ohio area map, satellite view, local search, photos, videos, traffic, bike trails, weather and street views where available. Here are a couple of more photos from my photo archive.
In october, 1993, the 121st air refueling wing was consolidated with the 160th air refueling group which was deactivated in the process. Clinton county air force base historical is a military in clinton county, oh with an elevation of 1,056 feet, or 322 meters above sea level. Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The air force historical research agency, maxwell afb, alabama, is the repository for most of the. The center will collect videotaped and audiotaped recollections of veterans from all of americas wars to be made available to scholars, students, and family members. This volume, a preliminary, groundbreaking effort planned and produced within a prescribed period of time. The 98th bombardment squadron 195963 operated b52 stratofortress aircraft while assigned to the 4123 strategic wing, at clinton sherman afb, oklahoma.
Network tv news and the vietnam veterans against the war knoxville. The winding history of mcclellan park has brought us from a booming air force base, through closure and back to the revitalized hub of business it is today. Tinker air force base the encyclopedia of oklahoma history and. Faa airport master record for iln form 5010 pdf, effective. Abx air is een vrachtvervoers luchtvaartmaatschappij met als basis wilmington, ohio, vs. Consultation with shpo was initiated to determine the impacts on historical or cultural resources. Canadian forces base clinton, cfb clinton for short, was a canadian forces base located near clinton, ontario.
Ccha efforts the clinton county historical association has undertaken numerous projects to preserve the history of the plattsburgh barracks prior to the air force. As with the first edition, we have partnered with the clinton county historical association, plattsburgh air force base museum, miner institute, alice t. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is plattsburgh which is approximately 0 miles away and has an elevation of 165 feet 22 feet lower than plattsburgh air force base historical. Plattsburgh airport begins regular service to washington. This place is also known as clinton county army airfield. Air force in 1947, the installation was renamed clinton county air force base and primarily supported air force reserve flight operations and training under the 302d special operations wing and its predecessor organization, the 302d tactical airlift wing and 302d troop carrier wing. Iln was a united states air force base located two nautical miles 3.
Note the best one shows various types of aircraft on the tar mac including a number of c46 aircraft. This recording features president bill clinton at the mcclellan air force base in sacramento, california on october 3, 1993. Towneplace suites by marriott clinton at joint base andrews accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival. Part of wilmington cic lands midwest air charter inc. Oversight of toxic chemical abuse allegations at hill air force base. Wrightpatterson air force base wpafb is a united states air force base and. Clinton county, ohio history genealogy wilmington, oh. Ufo enthusiast releases k pages of air force docs on ufos. Dedication of ohio historical marker to commemorate the april 18, 1964 military air disaster in clinton county that killed 17 reservists from the 302nd troop carrier wing at the clinton county air force base and the 2nd special forces group green berets of fort hayes, columbus who were to undergo an operational readiness inspection. After decades of success, plattsburgh development agency faces hard landing. Old aerial photography and property owners southern union township. Military air disaster marker clinton county history center. Clinton sherman air force base is a former united states air force strategic air command base. Due to the overwhelming response to clinton county memories.
The facility was renamed clinton sherman air force base, with the name being derived from the nearby city of clinton, oklahoma and the sherman iron works. Clinton sherman afb, ok clinton sherman industrial airpark csia, formerly clinton sherman air force base and clinton naval air station, encompasses approximately 3,000 acres in western oklahoma. Photo, print, drawing, available online, pdf, english. Air force was at the airfield it operated a strategic air command sac base.
Ftd sent all of its case files to the usaf historical research center, which. Plattsburgh air force base closure left emotional scars. Popular air force history books goodreads share book. An informative and historical overview of clinton county, ohio with the full 1915 b. If you dont see the former military base you are looking for, please make the webmaster aware of this added updated years of operation base name base location. Aerial photos clinton county afb, ohio 1958 ephemera. Mueller, robert, air force bases volume i, active air force bases within the united states of america on 17 september 1982, office of air force history, 1989. The clinton foundation and the redevelopment of howard air.
The airport opened in 1929 and a small hangar was built in 1930. The story of the schweinfurt raid by martin caidin, warthog. Plattsburgh air force base in 1994, just before it was decommissioned. From 6 march 1950 to 1 december 1951, clinton county air force base was. The all weather flying center was based at the clinton county army. The air force historical average unit price for new facilities. The plattsburgh airport now offers regular service to washington, dc. Clintonsherman air force base foss, oklahoma military.
Clinton sherman air force base, located seventeen miles southwest of clinton, was established in october 1943 during world war ii as naval air station clinton and served as a strategic air command sac heavy bomber and aerial refueling aircraft base during the cold war, from september 1954 through december 1969. The air force modernized the old world war ii naval air station with many new buildings, as well as constructing a,000 ft 4,000 m main runway to support boeing b52 stratofortress bombers. The andrew air force base, located in clinton, md, acts as a center of military command for u. The 907th airlift group is an inactive united states air force reserve unit. Vietnam war, 19611975 protest movements texas bergstrom air force base. Military academy, west point, was commissioned a second lieutenant of field artillery, regular army, on june 12. Clinton county air force base military wiki fandom. The worlds largest plane, shown in the 6 photos below, once operated out of ccafb flying ge jet engines to boeing. An allout community lobbying effort kept the base off the federal base closure list in june 1993. It was last active with the 445th airlift wing, based at wrightpatterson air force base, ohio. Clinton county air force base historical historical feature military in clinton county.
Plattsburgh air force base, m60 machine gun range, off perimeter road in firearms training area, plattsburgh, clinton county, ny contributor names historic american engineering record, creator created published. Clinton county air force base for great oaks joint vocational school district sheet 1 of 2. The primary coordinates for clinton county air force base historical places it within the oh 45177 zip code delivery area. The early years, the pressrepublican is happy to present a second hardcover pictorial history book, clinton county memories ii. This article incorporates public domain material from the air force historical. It initially opened in july 1941 as raf station clinton under the british commonwealth air training plan as a training unit for radar operators during a period when radar was a top secret device.
Plattsburgh air force base closure left emotional scars ncpr. Robert matsui, dsacramento also spoke at the event. Battle of plattsburgh association, plattsburgh, ny. Plattsburgh air force base, m60 machine gun range, off.
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