Crows Landing Airport

Buttman

Never thought about going back. There wasn't anything there even then
except R/W. I'd fly more pilots and LSO's over in a SNB. Moffett would
drive a fuel truck over and two pilots would fly two birds in. After
two pilots finished their practice, birds were refueled and two more
pilots got in and flew a practice mission.

Pilots not flying would stand with LSO as he guided birds in and
listen as he critiqued the technique of those flying.

At end of day I'd take the SNB and fly pilots without birds back to
Moffett.

All a long time ago in a land far away.

As I recall, the field was an Aux field during WWII with no build up
on it. Just R/W.

Big John
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On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:47:29 -0000, buttman wrote:

On Aug 28, 7:56 am, Big John wrote:
Buttman

In 1955 I was a USAF exchange pilot to Navy tail hook Squadron, VF-23,
(F2H-3 Big Banshee) stationed at Moffett Field.

We used Crows Landing for simulated carrier approaches and landing
training along with LSO training.


Yeah, I read about those carrier markings. Do you ever get the urge to
go back and visit the place after all those years? I've never been
there before, yet I somehow have the urge. Its weird that a place like
that, which so many people put so much effort into and was once such a
great, active airport can become so neglected. I don't know, I kind of
feel sorry for it.