1918-1961
Mitchel Field
1918-1961
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This website is dedicated to preserving and remembering Long Island's Mitchel Field and Mitchel AFB and honoring those who served there throughout it's long and heralded history. Website created January 2018 |
"Of the 1,250,000 Army Air Force aircrew who went overseas, 88,119 never returned. For all embarked airmen, their last glimpse of the United States was the receding hangars and runways of Mitchel Field. At the end of the war, for the half-million aircrew and wounded combatants who returned by air, Mitchel Field was the first thing they saw; it was for them, their Statue of Liberty."
Gary Monti (edited by Jennifer Betsworth, NY SHPO) Cradle of Aviation Museum
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form
I am a military history buff who has had a great interest in MF since my boyhood days when I grew up only about 5 miles away in East Meadow, NY. I have an extensive photo and artifact collection from both MF and WWII home-front, militaria, etc. I am display and special events coordinator for the Army Air Forces Historical Asscoiation (AAFHA), member of the Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Squadron 1009, Chairman of the Yorktown Veteran's Day Parade, President of the Rockland Civil War Round Table and the Yorktown Historical Society, Secretary of the Company of Military Historians, West Point Chapter, and board member of the Lincoln Depot Museum and Lincoln Society in Peekskill. I am also a professional Historical Artist and have written a book about my FIL's WWII Experiences in 14th AF.
I will be adding to the site and updating it regularly so keep checking back. Hope you like it. Feel free to email and send me any pics, stories, etc to include, I will give you full credit and website links. Please do not use any of my images or content without my written permission. Please contact me via email or my contact page. Would love your help and thoughts along the way.
What's NEW!
Added February 2020
Added December 2019
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Mitchel Air Force Base, originally known as Mitchel Field, was a United States Air Force base located on the Hempstead Plains of Long Island, New York, United States. Established in 1918 as Hazelhurst Aviation Field #2, the facility was renamed later that year as Mitchel Field in honor of former New York City Mayor John Purroy Mitchel who was killed while training for the Air Service in Louisiana.
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Decommissioned in 1961, Mitchel Field became a multi-use complex that is home to the Cradle of Aviation Museum, Nassau Coliseum, Mitchel Athletic Complex, Nassau Community College, Hofstra University, and Lockheed.
NEW! Added May 18, 2018
In March 2018, an application for the Mitchel Airfield Flight Line and nearby historic buildings was submitted and nominated to the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service for consideration for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
Click below to see the 103 page application including building descriptions,
year of construction and accompanying photos.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY INTERESTING DOCUMENT!
In March 2018, an application for the Mitchel Airfield Flight Line and nearby historic buildings was submitted and nominated to the United States Department of the Interior National Park Service for consideration for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.
Click below to see the 103 page application including building descriptions,
year of construction and accompanying photos.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY INTERESTING DOCUMENT!
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All photos taken by Paul R. Martin III unless stated otherwise. All rights reserved.
No images or content may be reproduced without prior written permission.
All photos taken by Paul R. Martin III unless stated otherwise. All rights reserved.
No images or content may be reproduced without prior written permission.
