Naval Air Station Patches - NAS, NAAS, NAF

[Salvage Sailor]

On 10/26/2011 at 2:16 PM, SEABEEBRIAN said:

Does anyone have pictures of the more obscure patches for Naval Air Stations like NAS Morocco or NAS Bermuda or other rare ones?

 

 

NAS BERMUDA

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 9/24/2017 at 7:02 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

NAS LEMOORE

Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA

 

 

NAS LEMOORE - Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA Search and Rescue

 

 

 

NAS LEMOORE - Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA Athletics - Armed Forces Officials Association

 

 

 

another well worn and used Gemsco

Naval Air Station Lemoore

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 10/27/2011 at 10:04 AM, bronxboymike said:

 

First pic all circa 1960's NAS South Weymouth, NAS Meridian, NAS Key West. Second pic Naval Station Midway circa 1960's.

 

 

 

Different Version

NAS MERIDIAN MISSISSIPPI

NAVAL AIR BASIC TRAINING COMMAND

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

NAS WILLOW GROVE

Fire Department

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

On 6/20/2019 at 11:39 AM, Bearmon said:

NAS Point Mugu Around from 1946 to 2000 when it merged with Port Hueneme to become Naval Base Ventura County

 

 

NAS Point Mugu

1950's two different shapes & shades of blue

 

 

 

 

 

[0bx]

Is anyone aware of the shoulder sleeve insignia that was worn at US Naval Air Station, Weeksville, NC during and after WW2? I have been looking for this information for several years with no luck. Weeksville was a Lighter-Than-Air(LTA) station primarily.

[Salvage Sailor]

I know of nothing specific for NAS WEEKSVILLE, but here are two of the ZP squadrons stationed there and some links you may have seen before.

 

NAS WEEKSVILLE The Circus Comes to a WWII Town

 

The U-boat war in North Carolina

 

ZP-14, NAS WEEKSVILLE, NC

 

 

 

ZP-4, NAS WEEKSVILLE, NC

 

 

 

[0bx]

Thanks for the reference links Salvage Sailor. I did some research on NAS Weeksville about 20 years ago, but had not seen the links you provided.

[manayunkman]

Here is a group from a trainer at NAS Grosse Ile.

 

The bottom patch is VF-733 both squadrons out of GI.

[Salvage Sailor]

Wasn't quite sure where to place this one...

 

 

Commander Fleet Air Westpac Operations

NAF Atsugi, Japan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

Picked this up from Bill's collection

 

Naval Auxiliary Landing Field

San Clemente Island, CA

The Navy has owned the Naval Auxiliary Landing Field (NALF), San Clemente Island since 1937, but came into its current importance during the past decade. It is the Navy's only remaining live fire range. San Clemente is the southernmost Channel Island, covering 57 square miles (equating to 37,000 acres). The island is approximately 21 nm long and is 4-1/2 nm across at its widest point. It lies 55 nautical miles (nm) south of Long Beach and 68 nm west of San Diego.

 

[Salvage Sailor]

NAAS HOLTVILLE CALIFORNIA

 

The Navy purchased 1,397 acres in 1942 to build an auxiliary airfield to support Navy flight training.

Holtville was commissioned in 1943, under the command of Naval Air Center San Diego.  The base initially had two 4,500' concrete runways.

 

Holtville was used by the Navy to train pilots in skip bombing, night flying, and air-to-ground rocket firing.  Aircraft operated at Holtville included F6F Hellcat & F4U Corsair single-engine fighters.

 

The weather at Holtville was both a blessing & a curse: it boasted 360 days of VFR per year, but also had summertime temperatures routinely over 100 degrees.  An atlas stated that Holtville & a spot in the Sahara desert were the hottest places on earth.

 

An extensive construction program in 1944 significantly expanded Holtville's facilities.  The 2 runways were extended to their ultimate length of 6,000'.  Two ground training buildings were constructed that housed Link Trainers & a Gunairstructor

Overall, the base's capacity was doubled, to support six squadrons.  It had a total complement of 2,980 officers & enlisted.

 

The Army Corps of Engineers reported that following the end of WW2, Holtville was used for a few months to store 111 "PV-2 Privateers" (a contradictory designation).  The station then went into caretaker status in 1946.

Extract from:  Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: California: El Centro area

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