Smuggler
06-07-2006, 08:59 PM
What a great site!! I have been interested in LTA ever since watching the Goodyear Blimp and visiting the remains of the old blimp hangers at NAS Richmond while growing up in Miami. This is a site that is long over due.
While my unit was "Training" at Ft Dix, N.J. prior to deploying to Iraq, I had the great opportunity to explore NAS Lakehurst as we were keeping our Apaches there. Due to the lack of space at FT Dix (and the refusal of the Air Force to have our birds on the McGuire side) we operated out of NAS Lakehurst, taking up residence out in Hangers 5 & 6. Until you have been in one of these hangers, you can not begin to grasp the incredible size of them. And these are not even as big as Hanger 1! As you drive up, Hgr 1 is so huge, it does not seem real.
I have included some of the photos from our visit.
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While my unit was "Training" at Ft Dix, N.J. prior to deploying to Iraq, I had the great opportunity to explore NAS Lakehurst as we were keeping our Apaches there. Due to the lack of space at FT Dix (and the refusal of the Air Force to have our birds on the McGuire side) we operated out of NAS Lakehurst, taking up residence out in Hangers 5 & 6. Until you have been in one of these hangers, you can not begin to grasp the incredible size of them. And these are not even as big as Hanger 1! As you drive up, Hgr 1 is so huge, it does not seem real.
I have included some of the photos from our visit.
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