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'''Baldsiefen Field''', (Formerly: Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #8), is a closed United States Air Force field. It is located 10.2 miles eas of [[Valparaiso, Florida]]. |
'''Baldsiefen Field''', (Formerly: Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #8), is a closed United States Air Force field. It is located 10.2 miles eas of [[Valparaiso, Florida]]. |
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==Overview== |
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Auxiliary Field 8 is named Baldsiefen Field for 2nd Lt. '''Richard Edward Baldsiefen''', a gunnery instructor at Eglin, killed 4 March 1942 along with Lt. John W. Smith, in the crash of [[AT-6 Texan|AT-6A-NA Texan]], ''41-528'',<ref name="ReferenceC"/> which came down at Auxiliary Field 4.<ref>Crestview, Florida, "''Two Eglin Field Flyers Die In Crash Wednesday''", Okaloosa News-Journal, 6 March 1942, Vol. 28, No. 7, p. 1.</ref> It is designated Site C-52C. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 13:57, 23 July 2012
| Baldsiefen Field Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field #8 | |
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| Located near: Valparaiso, Florida | |
  Baldsiefen Field | |
| Coordinates | 30°32′12″N 086°19′27″W / 30.53667°N 86.32417°W |
Baldsiefen Field, (Formerly: Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #8), is a closed United States Air Force field. It is located 10.2 miles eas of Valparaiso, Florida.
Overview
Auxiliary Field 8 is named Baldsiefen Field for 2nd Lt. Richard Edward Baldsiefen, a gunnery instructor at Eglin, killed 4 March 1942 along with Lt. John W. Smith, in the crash of AT-6A-NA Texan, 41-528,[1] which came down at Auxiliary Field 4.[2] It is designated Site C-52C.
History
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References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Abandoned Airfields: Baldsiefen Field / Eglin Air Force Aux #8
- World War II airfields database: Florida