- Monomoy Island Gunnery Range
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Monomoy Island Gunnery Range Part of United States Navy Chatham, Massachusetts Type Range Coordinates Coordinates: 41°33′7.79″N 70°0′2.84″W / 41.5521639°N 70.0007889°W In use 194?-1944 Current
ownerChatham, Massachusetts Open to
the publicYes Controlled by State of Massachusetts The Monomoy Island Gunnery Range was a former naval gunnery range for aviators, located on Monomoy Island, in Chatham, Massachusetts. The site was principally used for machine gun target practice, and bullets and fragments can still be found on the refuge. After the was, the site became part of the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge was established. On August 17th, 1948, 1st Lieutenant Edward W. Meacham, 28, of Westfield, Massachusetts was killed when his P-47 Thunderbolt failed to recover from a dive-bombing run on the range.[1] He was a member of the 131st Fighter Squadron at the time of his death.[1]
References
- ^ a b Pauli, Lisa (August 1, 2009). "http://www.104fw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123161522". 104th Fighter Wing Publications Office. http://www.104fw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123161522. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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