Francis S. Gabreski Airport (FOK/KFOK)

www.globalair.com/airport/airport.aspx?aptcode=KFOK
www.co.suffolk.ny.us/webtemp1.cfm?dept=43&ID=1078
www.airnav.com/airport/KFOK

Private airport and Air National Guard rescue wing.

Runway 6/24
Dimensions: 9000 x 150 ft. / 2743 x 46 m
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: 5000 x 150 ft. / 1524 x 46 m

Francis S. Gabreski Airport (ANGB) 106th Rescue Wing [106th RQW], 102nd Rescue Squadron [102nd RQS] HC-130 & HH-60G

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabreski_Airport
Category: airport francis angb

place comments:

	13 2006, 18:44 Jim F.	+2
This is the home of the oldest Air National Guard unit in the U.S., the 102nd Rescue Squadron, which flew for the first time as a federal unit in 1916. The unit was highlighted in the book and movie, The Perfect Storm, by Sebastian Junger. His book told the story of TSgt. Rick Smith, a pararescueman who lost his life attempting to aid a Japanese sailor. The base was also involved in the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 and was were a helicopter crew witnessed the subsequent explosion of the 747. The official web page is at www.nysuff.ang.af.mil

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