Richard Bong A.F.B.
USA /
Wisconsin /
Paddock Lake /
World
/ USA
/ Wisconsin
/ Paddock Lake
World / United States / Wisconsin
military, historical layer / disappeared object, former air force base
Originally slated as an Air Force ADC fighter base, but the project was abandoned a few days before the concrete runway was to be laid hence the runway design. You can also make out the Alert flightline on the east end of the runway going into the man made lake. www.airfields-freeman.com/WI/Airfields_WI_SE.htm#bong
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.I._Bong_Air_Force_Base
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°37'43"N 88°9'34"W
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