Military Air Strip (Site D-51)

USA / Florida / Niceville /
 airport, military, property
 Upload a photo
Known as "D-51" on Eglin AFB map.

Used in conjunction with the bombing range just north, I imagine ...
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   30°29'37"N   86°22'27"W

Comments

  • Uh, it looks like a farm of some kind. I don't see any airstrip.
  • Actually no I see some old planes in the woods. Maybe a museum or some kind of testing facility. I still don't see anything indicating an active or closed airstrip.
  • If its in a triangular shape its an old auxillary field from the WWII era. Used for reliever and emergency landings. Most have gone to other uses now and are grown over.
  • This field is the Eglin AFB EOD school for all military branches.
This article was last modified 13 years ago