- Nomans Land Range
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Noman’s Land Range Part of United States Navy Chilimark, Massachusetts
Nomans Land in 1995Type Range Coordinates Coordinates: 41°15′18.00″N 70°48′54.00″W / 41.255°N 70.815°W In use 1944-1946 Current
ownerChilmark, Massachusetts Open to
the publicYes Controlled by State of Massachusetts The Noman’s Land Range was a former naval bomb range for aviators, located on Nomans Land, in Chilmark, Massachusetts.
History
Nomans Land was first used as a gunnery and bomb range, beginning in 1943. It was used as a practice area for bombers for the next 53 years, until 1996.</ref> or "No Man's island")[1] Two restricted airspace areas, R-4105A and R-4105B, currently overlay the island due to the sites former use as a range.
References
- ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Massachusetts" (airstrip),2005, Airfields-Freeman.com webpage:Airfields-NoMans.
External links
- Nomans Land on Mapquest.com - zoom out to see its location with Martha's Vineyard
- Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service site
- Annals of Chilmark, "Nomans Land". From The History of Martha's Vineyard, Volume II by Dr. Charles E. Banks. 1911.
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