NAS Seattle Control Tower
Sand Point Naval Air Station
Seaplanes, fighters, bombers and patrol planes ringed the NAS Seattle control tower in 1953. See aerial below.
HISTORY OF AIR STAION BOOK - CHAPTER 3 - SUPPORT
The Compass Rose was covered by a new recreation field after this photo.
The childrens playground has a play runway that lines up with the compass.
The Compass Rose at John Wayne Airport
This compass rose is out of reach for the casual person.
Aerial 1953
Building 223 was Aerial Free Gunnery Training School
Sand Point Naval Air Station
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The photographer who took this First Flight Around the World welcoming crowd had no idea that he was standing at the spot where in 25 years there would be a modern Navy Air Station Control Tower. That momument at left now stands at the parks entrance. |
Seaplanes, fighters, bombers and patrol planes ringed the NAS Seattle control tower in 1953. See aerial below.
HISTORY OF AIR STAION BOOK - CHAPTER 3 - SUPPORT
The Compass Rose was covered by a new recreation field after this photo.
The childrens playground has a play runway that lines up with the compass.
The Compass Rose at John Wayne Airport
This compass rose is out of reach for the casual person.
The Rose compase is used by pilots to set their aircraft compass. The pilot taxies his aircraft onto the rose and uses the markings on it to set his compass. .................................................................. Origins of the Compass Rose Largest Compass Rose |
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Aerial 1953
Building 223 was Aerial Free Gunnery Training School