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Amazing insight to a long gone piece of Boston-area history,
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This review is from: Squantum and South Weymouth Naval Air Stations (MA) (Images of America) (Paperback)
I grew up just 5 miles from the former location of NAS Squantum and rode my bike on the old runway as a kid. But I never knew this base had a history that went back to very earliest days of aviation. I also had no idea that the base was the location of a ship yard that built US Navy destoyers. Those are a few of the gems that can be found in this easily read picture book.
Images from NAS Squantum's history are presented, from the aforementioned "gems", through WW2 and the eventual migration to NAS So. Weymouth. This book covers the history of this airfield from the late 1940's until decomissioning in the mid 90's: from the farmland that was eventually converted to patrol base with blimps and finally an airbase with fixed wing and rotor winged aircraft. The size of the blimp hangars, as shown on the cover, is almost beyond belief. Images of the giant hangar's contruction and destruction are detailed. Airshow fans that visited the base during one of the many open houses will recognize many of the scenes and may even see themselves! A must for any New England or US Navy history buff looking for a peek into a bygone era. |
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Squantum and South Weymouth Naval Air Stations (MA) (Images of America) by Donald Cann (Paperback - August 30, 2004)
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