| Trevor3 |
Mar 5, 2016 3:29 PM |
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Originally Posted by ghYHZ
(Post 7359961)
And a lot of that ‘Cold War’ infrastructure still remains at the old USAF ‘Ernest Harmon Field’ in Stephenville. Here a few shots from Sept 2014.
(>>>>Trevor3.....The last time I was in the civilian terminal a few years ago there was a large mural map showing the USAF MATS routes out of Stephenville. Is it still there?.....but I imagine it’s been painted over by now. It was a nice bit of history)
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Sadly the mural was painted over in the last couple of years when they renovated the departure gates. I don't know if anybody took pictures of it, but I would hope the local historical society did. Would be fantastic to have a reproduction of it at the entrance to the museum for tourists coming through.
Fun fact: My first job in high school was cleaning out that rusting green hangar on the old air field. It was being converted into a factory to produce peat moss pellets for heating. Unfortunately, it didn't come to fruition so the building has been empty for the last 10 years.
It's actually becoming a landmark, I think more people want to see it stay than have it torn down now. People even use the giant doors on the east side of the building as a backdrop for wedding photos, like these friends of mine did last summer:
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1623/...58332653_b.jpg
The Delta Dagger is a beauty though. It's parked right outside the town hall on that pedestal and was repainted last year ahead of the US Air Force reunion we're hosting this summer. My uncle was the truck driver who hauled that plane up from the states when the town bought it for display in the 1980s. |
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