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Naval Air Station Chase Field
Naval Air Station Chase Field | |
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| Summary | |
| Airport type | Military |
| Location | Bee County, Texas (Beeville postal address) |
| Elevation AMSL | 190 ft / 58 m |
| Coordinates | 28°21′51.69″N 97°39′35.32″W / 28.3643583°N 97.6598111°W |
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Naval Air Station Chase Field is a former naval air station located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, near Beeville.[1] It was named for Lieutenant Commander Nathan Brown Chase,[2][3] Naval Aviator #37, who died in 1925 while developing carrier landing techniques for the U.S. Navy.[4]
Seven buildings of the station are individually listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places: NAS Chase Field-Building 1001, NAS Chase Field-Building 1009, NAS Chase Field-Building 1015, NAS Chase Field-Building 1040, NAS Chase Field-Building 1042, NAS Chase Field-Quarters R, and NAS Chase Field-Quarters S.[5][6]
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Bee County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 25 (PDF p. 26/39). Retrieved 2022-08-13.
Chase Field Criminal Justice Ctr
- The map shows that the Chase Field facilities are outside of the Beeville city limits, despite having Beeville addresses. - ^ Royston, Mark W. (2009). The faces behind the bases : brief biographies of those for whom our military bases were named. New York: iUniverse. p. 127. ISBN 9781440137129.
- ^ Wolff, Henry Jr. (October 2, 1992). "Missing Noise of Jets from Chase Field". The Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. p. 6A.
- ^ "Memorial for Nathan B. Chase 1945". West Point Association of Graduates. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ David Moore, Terri Myers,Matt Goebel, and Diana Nicklaus (March 30, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Properties Documentation: Historic and Architectural Resources of Naval Air Station Chase Field, Beeville Vicinity, Bee County, Texas". Retrieved February 20, 2017.
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