Nomans Land Range

Nomans Land Range
Noman’s Land Range
Part of United States Navy
Chilimark, Massachusetts
Nomansland MA.jpg
Nomans Land in 1995
Type Range
Coordinates Coordinates: 41°15′18.00″N 70°48′54.00″W / 41.255°N 70.815°W / 41.255; -70.815
In use 1944-1946
Current
owner		 Chilmark, Massachusetts
Open to
the public		 Yes
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

  1. ^ "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Southeastern Massachusetts" (airstrip),2005, Airfields-Freeman.com webpage:Airfields-NoMans.

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