Jiggersfromsphilly wrote:
Rob,
I just went back and was looking at the pictures again and I have to question the location that you present as Warminster. The original Tower was located on the South East corner of one of the eastern hangars. These would be visible behing the flight line where the stands are set up.
I do not see the hangers or the tower that was built before the one in your pictures. Plus the "New Tower" as it was called by the Brewster workers, wasn't built until the late 50s or early 60s. It also was not as extensive a facility as the one in the background of your pictures. The tree lines look mor like NE Philly also.
I think from looking at the pictures that the site may have been the Northeast Airport in Philly. The former tower that was at Johnsville is now in storage at Willow Grove.
Any suggestions?
When I asked my father about it a few years back, he stated it was Warminster. Also, with the pic you included, if you bring it up enough, you can just read "NAMU JOHNSVILLE" on the tower. It is very distorted, due to the angle. I can only go by what my dad told me- and I looked over Paul Freeman's site (he posted a couple of the pics)
http://www.airfields-freeman.com/PA/Air ... warminster he seems to concur with what I was told If you have a good pic of the PNE tower from the period, where the words on it can be seen, to compare, I'd be happy to look it over, and see if there is a misidentification.
Robbie