Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico

Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico (MCAF Quantico) (ICAO: KNYG, FAA LID: NYG) is a United States Marine Corps airfield established inside Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.

It was demanded in 1919 and is actually dwelling to HMX-1, the squadron that soars the President of the United States. The airfield is furthermore renowned as Turner Field, after Colonel Thomas C. Turner, a veteran Marine aviator and the second controller of Marine Corps Aviation,[3] who lost his life in Haiti in 1931.

Aviation first come to at Quantico in July 1918, when two kite balloons were flown to location artillery fire. These forerunners of today's spotter airplane were shortly augmented with the allotment of four seaplanes, which functioned from the muddy junction of Chopawamsic Creek and the Potomac River.

In 1919, a rising area was arranged out and the land leased to accommodate a squadron coming back from World War I battle in Europe. The facility was subsequent entitled Brown Field, oscillating drill press in recollection of 2ndLt Walter V.

Brown, who lost his life in an early misfortune at that location. The present location was chosen in 1931, when bigger and much quicker planes conveyed acknowledgement of the limitations and hazards of Brown Field - its lone, crosswind runway, compelled by trees, high grounds, swamp, a high stress line and a railroad.

A new airfield was assembled by altering the course and flow of Chopawamsic Creek and reclamation of the marshland from that area. The new facility was entitled Turner Field.

By 1939, four squadrons — 68 bombers, scout bombers, combatants, conveys, utility and fact planes — were founded at the airfield. On December 1, 1941, the area was entitled Marine Corps Air Station Quantico, and put under operational command of the Commanding General, Marine Barracks.

In 1947, Marine Helicopter Squadron One was established at Quantico to pioneer an solely new idea in air operation; to assess and check, in coordination with the Landing Force development Center, the idea of bearing armies to the assault zone by helicopter.

By the close of the Korean battle, helicopters had profited enduring acceptance by the infantry for tactical and logistical support operations. Effective 15 November 1976, MCAS Quantico was re-designated Wholesale Hair Bows as Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF), Quantico, Virginia. MCAF Quantico is actually the dwelling of Headquarters Squadron (HqSqn), Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1), and dwelling to Marine One.

HMX-1, in supplement to its tactical development goal, soars the President of the United States and presents helicopter support for the Marine Corps Combat Development Command.

On 1 October 2005, MCAF Quantico was reorganized under the Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations East, headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

# This part incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.

# "MCAF History". MCAF Quantico, United States Marine Corps. http://quantico.usmc.mil/activities/display.aspx?PID=2081&Section=MCAF. Retrieved 2007-11-08.

# Shettle Jr., M. L. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Co.. ISBN 0-964-33882-3.

# ^ MCAF Quantico, authorized location, retrieved 2007-11-12

# ^ FAA Airport Master Record for NYG (Form 5010 PDF), creative 2007-10-25

# ^ "Directors of Marine Corps Aviation, 1919-1962". History of Marine Corps Aviation. AcePilots.com. http://www.acepilots.com/usmc/main.html. Retrieved 2007-11-19.