Bristol Field Airport

Overflew this place in 1962 en route from McGuire AFB to RAF Mildenhall. Took a picture from about five miles up. About 50 years later I was able to identify what I had photographed. I have uploaded that image here.
Nov 26th, 2021

Feb 6th, 2021

My father was the XO from 1980 to 1983. Loved living there! Happiest childhood place for a 9-12 yr old. Didnt like the fact i couldnt get away with anything seeing my dads position in base...lol . He knows what im talking about. Loved the snow and fishing and hiking and camping and general exploring with friends.
Dec 22nd, 2020

Lived near here from 12/71 to 6/73 as a 9 and 10 year old kid. Loved it in Argentia!
Aug 6th, 2020

This was a marvelous place to spend a couple of years when I was young. When I lived there, school stopped at sixth grade and anyone in a higher grade had to do correspondence courses or return to the states. It snowed on my birthday - June 30. We had so much freedom to roam and hike and explore. There was an old machine gun nest that we explored and it still had electronics and papers in it. Also there was a huge bunker with heavy metal doors that we could open and enter through. It had bathrooms and large rooms that looked like barracks. The water was still able to be turned on in there. There was an old silver mine up in the hills not too far from the reservoir. I remember there was a Northside and a Southside. I believe we lived on the Southside. They were building a quarters on the hill behind us and they had just completed the multi story, brick bachelor officers quarters up on the big hill to our left. Our quarters faced the school and baseball diamond. I remember the top of the school antenna got clipped by an airplane coming in for landing one day. That was exciting. Our school was called Arthur L Bristol, and it had originally been a barracks. Someone sent me a link recently so I could see what was then a new BOQ when we were there imploded as they cleared the base after the lease was up. Northeast Arms Camp with its whale carcasses and huge trees and cabins - such an amazing place. we could actually catch trout in a stream not too far from our quarters. It was truly the happiest place or the place where I was the happiest. Lord knows I even remember seeing one of my teachers Mrs. Ramsey break a yardstick beating a child named Jeffrey the first day I joined the class, and then she was always yelling at Harvey Day. I even remember her class pet who was DeeDee Sharp. Thank goodness my next year in school was calmer there. I have been back to Newfoundland several times, but have never been able to get down to Argentia. It would probably break my heart and they probably wouldnt let me hike the hills.
Feb 13th, 2022