Naval Air Station Squantum
Naval Air Station Squantum | |||||||||||||||||||
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Squantum during World War II | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Military: Naval Air Station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | United States Navy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Quincy, Massachusetts, USA | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1917 and 1923–1953 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Occupants | Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°17′47″N 071°01′52″W / 42.29639°N 71.03111°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Naval Air Station Squantum was an active naval aviation facility during 1917 and from 1923 until 1953. The original civilian airfield that preceded it, the Harvard Aviation Field, dates back to 1910. The base was sited on Squantum Point in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. It also abutted Dorchester Bay, Quincy Bay, and the Neponset River.