Marine Corps Air Facility St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Marine Corps Air Facility St. Thomas, Virgin Islands - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Bourne Field was a US Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) located on St. Thomas, a part of the US Virgin Islands. Throughout its service, it was known as Navy Operating Base, St. Thomas, MCAS St. Thomas, and MCAF St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The previously civilian airstrip was acquired by the US government and operated as a military base between 1935 and 1948, then returned to civilian use. Read more on Wikipedia

type: military installation
date from: 1935

Source: en.wikipedia.org