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Biancur Field

December 27, 2022

Biancur Field, (Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field #6, (FAA LID: FL34), is a satellite airfield located northwest of the Main Base, 5.9 miles north-northeast of Valparaiso, Florida. It is also known as site "Test Site B6".

Biancur Field
Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field #6
Part of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Located near: Valparaiso, Florida
2006 USGS airphoto
Biancur Field
Coordinates30°37′54″N 086°44′27″W / 30.63167°N 86.74083°W / 30.63167; -86.74083
Site information
Controlled by United States Air Force
Eglin Air Force Base
Site history
Built1941
In use1943-1959; 1970-Present
Battles/warsWorld War II
Airfield information
IdentifiersFAA LID: FL34, WMO: 725540
Elevation37 metres (121 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
18/36 1,531 metres (5,023 ft) Asphalt

Overview

The U.S. Army Ranger facility Camp Rudder is located here. It is designated Site B-6. The airfield remains under the ownership of the United States Air Force, and is under the jurisdiction of the 96th Test Wing (96 TW) at Eglin AFB.

History

Auxiliary Field 6 is named Biancur Field for 1st Lieutenant Andrew Biancur, a test pilot of the Medium Bombardment Section of the 1st Proving Ground Group, killed 8 January 1944 in the crash of a prototypeYP-61-NO Black Widow night fighter aircraft, AAF Ser. No. 41-18883, c/n 711, at Eglin Field.

The history of Biancur Field is largely unknown, and the exact date of construction of Biancur Field is undetermined. It was opened in 1943 and was constructed in a similar manner to a fully equipped base with three 4,000-foot runways, a large parking ramp, at least one hangar and numerous support buildings. The airfield was expanded sometime after the war, with an 8,000-foot jet-capable runway laid down over the north/south runway, Runway 18/36. The airfield was incorporated into Eglin AFB on 9 October 1959 and was subsequently inactivated. During the early 1960s (and specifically October 1962, the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis), Field 6 was used for "touch & goes" by the Navy's Training Squadron FOUR (VT-4), at the time when VT-4 was a Student Naval Aviator strike jet pipeline training squadron based at Sherman Field at nearby NAS Pensacola. As there was no mess hall, food was brought in from the Army Rangers at nearby Field 7.

Biancur was reactivated in 1970 as an Army Special Forces group facility, led by COL Arthur D. "Bull" Simons, USA, for training select Army Special Forces and USAF Air Commando forces before deploying to Thailand for the attempted rescue on 20-21 Nov 1970 of US prisoners of war at the Son Tay prison camp in North Vietnam (Operation Ivory Coast).

Afterwards, the United States Army Ranger training camp at Epler Field (Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #7) moved to Biancur Field to provide realistic jungle/swamp training. Today the ground station has numerous modern buildings and the north-south airfield runway has been updated for use by helicopters with several hangars. Several UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are parked on the ramp in recent aerial imagery of the airfield.

The airfield also supports other USAF, DoD and other U.S. government agency requirements as necessary, one example being the NASA X-43 low-speed demonstrator that underwent testing out of Auxiliary Field 6 in November 2003.[1]

Federal Prison Camp

A low security Federal Prison Camp, established under a maintenance contract with the Air Force, was originally located at the old Niceville Road Prison where German POWs had been incarcerated during World War II. It was moved to a 28-acre (110,000 m2) compound at Auxiliary Field 6 in November 1969, and served as a minimum security facility for non-violent offenders where it would gain the nickname "Club Fed". The facility was closed in 2006 as a cost-cutting measure, with most of the prisoners transferred to the Pensacola Federal Prison Camp at the former NAS Saufley Field, now part of the greater NAS Pensacola complex, in December 2005.

See also

References

  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

  1. ^ . Researchernews.larc.nasa.gov. Retrieved on 2011-10-31.
  • Abandoned Airfields: Biancur Field / Eglin Air Force Aux #6 (FL34)

December 27, 2022
biancur, field, eglin, force, base, auxiliary, field, fl34, satellite, airfield, located, northwest, main, base, miles, north, northeast, valparaiso, florida, also, known, site, test, site, eglin, force, base, auxiliary, field, 6part, force, materiel, command,. Biancur Field Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field 6 FAA LID FL34 is a satellite airfield located northwest of the Main Base 5 9 miles north northeast of Valparaiso Florida It is also known as site Test Site B6 Biancur FieldEglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field 6Part of Air Force Materiel Command AFMC Located near Valparaiso Florida2006 USGS airphotoBiancur FieldCoordinates30 37 54 N 086 44 27 W 30 63167 N 86 74083 W 30 63167 86 74083Site informationControlled by United States Air ForceEglin Air Force BaseSite historyBuilt1941In use1943 1959 1970 PresentBattles warsWorld War IIAirfield informationIdentifiersFAA LID FL34 WMO 725540Elevation37 metres 121 ft AMSLRunwaysDirection Length and surface18 36 1 531 metres 5 023 ft Asphalt Contents 1 Overview 2 History 2 1 Federal Prison Camp 3 See also 4 ReferencesOverview EditThe U S Army Ranger facility Camp Rudder is located here It is designated Site B 6 The airfield remains under the ownership of the United States Air Force and is under the jurisdiction of the 96th Test Wing 96 TW at Eglin AFB History EditAuxiliary Field 6 is named Biancur Field for 1st Lieutenant Andrew Biancur a test pilot of the Medium Bombardment Section of the 1st Proving Ground Group killed 8 January 1944 in the crash of a prototypeYP 61 NO Black Widow night fighter aircraft AAF Ser No 41 18883 c n 711 at Eglin Field The history of Biancur Field is largely unknown and the exact date of construction of Biancur Field is undetermined It was opened in 1943 and was constructed in a similar manner to a fully equipped base with three 4 000 foot runways a large parking ramp at least one hangar and numerous support buildings The airfield was expanded sometime after the war with an 8 000 foot jet capable runway laid down over the north south runway Runway 18 36 The airfield was incorporated into Eglin AFB on 9 October 1959 and was subsequently inactivated During the early 1960s and specifically October 1962 the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis Field 6 was used for touch amp goes by the Navy s Training Squadron FOUR VT 4 at the time when VT 4 was a Student Naval Aviator strike jet pipeline training squadron based at Sherman Field at nearby NAS Pensacola As there was no mess hall food was brought in from the Army Rangers at nearby Field 7 Biancur was reactivated in 1970 as an Army Special Forces group facility led by COL Arthur D Bull Simons USA for training select Army Special Forces and USAF Air Commando forces before deploying to Thailand for the attempted rescue on 20 21 Nov 1970 of US prisoners of war at the Son Tay prison camp in North Vietnam Operation Ivory Coast Afterwards the United States Army Ranger training camp at Epler Field Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field 7 moved to Biancur Field to provide realistic jungle swamp training Today the ground station has numerous modern buildings and the north south airfield runway has been updated for use by helicopters with several hangars Several UH 60 Black Hawk helicopters are parked on the ramp in recent aerial imagery of the airfield The airfield also supports other USAF DoD and other U S government agency requirements as necessary one example being the NASA X 43 low speed demonstrator that underwent testing out of Auxiliary Field 6 in November 2003 1 Federal Prison Camp Edit A low security Federal Prison Camp established under a maintenance contract with the Air Force was originally located at the old Niceville Road Prison where German POWs had been incarcerated during World War II It was moved to a 28 acre 110 000 m2 compound at Auxiliary Field 6 in November 1969 and served as a minimum security facility for non violent offenders where it would gain the nickname Club Fed The facility was closed in 2006 as a cost cutting measure with most of the prisoners transferred to the Pensacola Federal Prison Camp at the former NAS Saufley Field now part of the greater NAS Pensacola complex in December 2005 See also Edit World War II portal Florida World War II Army AirfieldsReferences Edit This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency NASA gov Researchernews larc nasa gov Retrieved on 2011 10 31 Abandoned Airfields Biancur Field Eglin Air Force Aux 6 FL34 World War II airfields database Florida Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Biancur Field amp oldid 1059558839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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