Photos by klompen : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

It seems a lot of us lived in this hangar, over the years. This is Hangar 2. There were two hangars close to Base Ops. This one is the closest to the Bomber Runway. There were a total of 6 of these hangars on the island. They were built in 1945. Hangar 2 was 90% complete in March of 1945. These six hangars were built specifically to accomodate the B-29. Other than one B-29 (The Amiable Amazon)which was on a troop moral run, no combat capable B-29s were ever on the island during WW-II. In the 1950s modified WB-29s were temporarilly based on the island. They're mission truely was "real" weather recon. The other kind of "weather" recon started in June 1958. Between the end of WW-II and the Cold War these hangars were leased to Northwest Orient Airlines.

As to Cripe's comments above; our imaginations and memories are truely curious things. I can assure you from my own personal knowledge and a collection of historic photos, these hangars were never painted like the Japanese Rising Suns.

As to King's comment above. Did you ever climb onto the roof of Hangar 2 and ride the rotating Beacon, naked? Ahhh, what memories.

Gold and silver

Salut,

Ceci n'est pas une base de la gendarmerie mais le camp militaire du 2ème RPIMA. Certains éléments comme le crevetier échoué n'est pas situé à la bonne place.

Cette île est magnifique !!!!!

Bon visionage

спасибо.

leuk om dit zien als chauff. van de firma winder limmen kwamen ik naar ameland een aantal keren per jaar was altijd na het seizoen van eind september tt begin april met drill spullen voor het werk op het oerd op het strand bij buren.Daarna bracht de firma lommerts met speciale opleggers de spullen via het strand naar de boortoren.gr j.vink

Yes it was.. Thanks Larry

never raining

wat een apart gebouw

ruim die troep op

very very nice gr from the netherlands