Trip Report: Alabama 2006
First published in 2006. Reformatted 2025. It doesn't seem like it, but it's been almost six years since I visited Maxwell AFB. This time it was business rather than family that took me to Alabama; a Historic American Engineering Record project required research at the Air Force Historical Research Agency. I drove from Texas rather than put up with the airline hassles, so I managed to see a few tourist sites along the way. Just a reminder PIN means Permanent Installation Number and ILC means Installation Location Code; I include these for Air Force properties when I know them.Saturday, 21 October 2006
Marshall National Guard Armory TXFront of building
General view of site
Support buildings
Sunday, 22 October 2006
Vaiden AF Auxiliary Field ALHangar
Small building
General view Taylor Field AL
Historical sign
General view of field
General view of field
General view of field 845th AAF Specialized Depot AL
Warehouse
Remains of warehouse
Remains of warehouse
Remains of warehouse
Remains of warehouse
Railroad tracks and remains of warehouse
Saturday, 28 October 2006
Dannelly Aux Fld AL184-foot demountable hangar
184-foot demountable hangar Thomasville AFS AL
Dormitory with radar tower in background
FPS-35 radar tower--this was the prototype Selman Field LA
Hangar
Sunday, 29 October 2006
Plancor 763 (Lone Star Steel Plant)-Naval Ordnance Aerophysics Lab TXGeneral view from outside fence
General view from outside fence Longview National Guard Armory TX
Front of building
Oblique view of building
Side view of building Plancor 1226 ("Big Inch" Pipeline), Longview TX
Historical marker, facility in background
Close up of historical marker
General view of facility Updated January 26, 2025
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