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Posted on 09/09/2024 6:00:07 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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Thanks for taking us on another great Road Trip, Lauren!
I think that’s an F-105.
The angle of the photograph pretty much hides the air intakes.
I have the name Bolling Air Force Base stuck in my head.
Was it ever anything else before it was named a joint base?
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It was Bolling Air Force Base before the merge.
Before European colonization, the area where Bolling Air Force Base is located was inhabited by the Nacotchtank, an Algonquian people. The largest village of the Nacotchtank was located just north of the air force base, south of Anacostia Park.
Another Nacotchtank village is believed to have existed on the base grounds, where two ossuaries (burial mounds) were discovered in 1936. Other Nacotchtank archaeological sites have been found at Giesboro Point on the Potomac River.
WIKI
The Navy began testing seaplanes at this facility in 1918, and eventually it became a naval air station, supporting conventional aircraft. Located immediately north of Bolling Air Force Base, NAS Anacostia remained in service as an active naval air station until 1962, when its runways were deactivated along with Bolling’s due to traffic pattern conflicts with the nearby Washington National Airport.
Redesignated as a naval support facility, NSF Anacostia served as the headquarters for Commander, Naval Installations, Navy Office of the Chief of Information and continued to maintain a large heliport facility, primarily used by Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) in support of “Marine One” presidential transport operations with VH-3D and VH-60N aircraft. These activities remained when the base was incorporated into the larger Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Support_Facility_Anacostia
I never realized it was there even though I’ve seen the presidential helicopters.
I guess I assumed the presidential helicopters not only flew to Andrews AFB, but also that they were stationed there. Not the case it seems.
~ Road Trip: Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia ~
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Lots of amazing history there!
Thanks for the info!
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The unpacking continues. I’d give away all my shoes if someone would come unpack my boxes.
Happy to be here, but my gosh what a pile. And half my stuff is in storage.
Yikes!
We are going to finally be getting into a cooling spell with temps in the 70's again, son and I hope to get out to the range again soon.
What's up your way?
I just dug out “A pocket map of SUBURBAN WASHINGTON” by the National Geographic Magazine of September 1948.
It shows a Naval Receiving Station to the west of old Anacostia, a Naval Gun Factory to the north and a Naval Air Station to the southwest.
Shirley Highway to the south of Little River Turnpike was marked as under construction.
Fairfax County had very little development.
Sounds like more downsizing is in order. LOL!! Take your time and don’t hurt anything.
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Howdy, Kathy.
Fingers crossed the day has gone smoothly.
Another drizzly day up there, I see.
Howdy, PRO.
YAY! Glad things are going to cool off again. 70s are perfect. Really great for range time, if y’all are able to arrange to go. Work does have a nasty habit of getting in the way sometimes. Weather does too.
Not a whole lot going on down here. We had a gorgeous weekend with highs in the 70s but are warming back up for the next couple of days. Then we’ll get a good soaking from Francine when the remnants move up here. We NEED the rain.
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