Moffett NAS airship hangers(2) were still there a few years ago. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Rupert" <drup...@sympatico.ca> To: "'KRnet'" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 5:45 PM Subject: RE: KR> Round Runways
> > > A lot of the early military strips were round due to the usage of airships > which always had to land directly into the wind. Some had mooring posts in > the center which were eventually removed and paved over. After the airplane > came into wide acceptance by the military after WW1 these round strips were > used as training bases for the reasons mentioned in earlier posts. Moffat > Field NAS still had one along with the old airship hangers in the 1960's. > Probably gone by now though. > Doug Rupert > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.4 - Release Date: 4/6/2005 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
