HISTORIC HEMPSTEAD PLAINS - Nassau County, Long Island
MITCHEL FIELD / MILITARY HISTORY LINKS:
Aviation Field No 2 - renamed in honor of John Purroy Mitchel's public service MITCHEL Field - 1955 "In defense" of Mitchel Field by it's Office of Public information (I/P) MITCHEL Field - building index. MITCHEL Field - main base building map. 1968 Aerial view - Nassau County Museum - Long Island Studies Institute 1938's Aerial view - Nassau County Museum - Long Island Studies Institute 1928 Aerial View - shows the original base prior to rebuilding. MITCHEL Field - Partial 1955 time line. AIRFORCE Medicine mentions Mitchel but should have mentioned Hazelhurst too! MITCHEL Field - POW confinement Camp - Long Island Studies Institute photo W.W.I - Meadow Street Canteen - supported Aviation fields 1, 2 and Camp Mills MITCHEL FIELD - TWO BOOKLETS by MAFB INFORMATION OFFICE - courtesy of Dave Seidel <=New NCO Quarters mural - " Airman's Heaven" courtesy of Paul Martin. <=New Mitchel Field - Paul Martin's B/W photos of Mitchel and Santini.<=New Mitchel Field - South East perimeter road. MITCHEL Field - links to biographies of officers serving there. MITCHEL Field - Thanksgiving 1943 - Medical Corps MITCHEL Field - 5th Observation Squadron 1935. Mitchel Field - Mid 1950's units
Mitchel Field - 2ND TOw Squadron MITCHEL Field - W.W.II Aircraft Warning Service and a WAC link MITCHEL Field - Santini sub base no.1 also see the Santini Hospital description. MITCHEL Field - Contributions to the history of Mitchel Air Base MITCHEL Field - receiving World War II wounded MITCHEL Field - Home of the Continental Air Command. (CONAC 1948 - 1961) MITCHEL Field - Home of the 1st Air Force
Heavy Metal at Mitchel FIeld
MITCHEL Field - Additional pictures MITCHEL Field - The beginnings of the Air Force Reserve band - 1941 MITCHEL Field - Site of National Air shows. MITCHEL Field - Early lower grade airmen's club MITCHEL Field - LIRR train schedules and 1968 Mid Island Transit bus timetable. MITCHEL Field - Lt. Kelsey's speed flight. MITCHEL Field - District Heating 1917 to the present MITCHEL Field - links Alaska ( 9000 mile flight) MITCHEL Field - site clean up plan MITCHEL FIELD - Spirit of St. Louis Tour - July 20th, 1927 MITCHEL Field - F/A 18 Crash on Feb 11, 1939 MITCHEL Field - James Doolittle - Blind Flight - Sept. 24th 1929 Ployer Peter Hill -1894 - 1935 58th FIGHTER SQUADRON 3RD TRAINING SQUADRON U.S. ARMY AIR CORP -DEC 6,1941 W.W.II - AMERICAN THEATER OPERATIONS WASP's TIME LINE - First Mission - destination Mitchel Field
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