The is fantastic footage! Thank you for sharing. And, thank you to all for those who served. I actually live on what was the former NAS Glenview and have a strong appreciation for the history. NAS Glenview was instrumental in training carrier pilots after Pearl Harbor. My father in law trained here and flew PBY's among other things. I grew up right next door to Glenview and remember sonic booms in my youth. The base open houses and air shows were a real treat for the Village of Glenview also where the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds and other military planes would use NAS Glenview as home for the weekends. Priceless footage! Thank you again.
I was stationed at NAS Glenview from 1969 to 1972. Worked in Hangar 1 as an AT2 and A4-L plane captain in VA-209. I remember parking astronaut Gene Cernan in his NASA T-38 one night and walking with him to flight ops at the base of the control tower. He was the last man to walk on the moon and I never talked to him about it.
Jeff, Thanks for sharing this. My father was on base at about the same time. He was an Airman who cross rated to Corpsman and thus worked in the infirmary at Glenview Naval Air Station. Dad was there when Admiral Dan Gallery was base C.O. and often was the Corpsman who cared for him and his family. BTW, Admiral Gallery was the Officer involved in the capture of the German Submarine U-505 which is in the Field Museum in Chicago. As a Senior Lieutenant based at Great Lakes just north of Glenview, I had the opportunity to go on base several times, not to mention the times when our Dad ventured near the base. Unfortunately, with the BRAC closures, Glenview Naval Air Station is no longer in existence. The real estate was sold to developers and turned into high priced housing, as Glenview is on the North Shore. Most of the residents could care less about the tradition of the base. Anyway, Glenview Naval Air Station provided my Dad with so many good stories and was one of the most impactful times of his life. Have a great day! CAPT J M, MC, USN (RET)
Pardon the interruption. The 505 is @ The Science and Industry Museum in Chicago last time i was there. Just sayin'. I lived in Long Grove 20 miles away and the planes would fly over our school in third grade and make sonic booms in the late 60's. I would jump out of my chair and yell SONIC BOOM. It was cool. Saw an airshow there once with a miniature jet two or three feet long. I wish they never closed it.
Unfortunately the base closed is right. I won't be disrespectful to anyone who made O6, in the military. But the truth is that the civilians were wetting, their pants hoping the military would depart. Because each acre, was capable of selling for 500, 000 dollars. North shore. I was there. They couldn't wait for those C130s, and the P3s and every other squadron to be gone. My dentist office is still in Glenview but I won't spend any of my money over there anymore if I can find somewhere else to shop. It's all about the money captain. Plain and simple. They succeeded. Succeeded in weakening the United States of America by downsizing the services. I knew of a guy who traveled from South Dakota to Glenview Illinois for reserve duty every month. Because he was a good American, unlike most of the people who reside in that area. Who only care about their property values.
Thanks very much for posting this. I lived in Glenview from '52 thru 73 and NAS Glenview was a real part of the community. My uncle, James Oliver, served there in the '50's he'll love seeing this.
Very nice. 16 mm is surprisingly good quality, except for some framerate-conversion artifacts. Thank you for not putting fake sounds and/or music on it!
Awesome! My father flew the -4 Corsair at the end of WW2, and the Panther jet during the Korean War. Send this to HyperScale modelling site. The scale craftsmen will love these images as references for their kits.
Thanks for uploading this. My grandfather was a Naval reservist, and piloted the F2H Banshee. In August of 1953 he was in NAS Glenview for training, he and his plane went missing, presumably downed in Lake Michigan off Ft. Sheridan. He was 30 years old at the time. Still trying to find out more.
Fake sounds and music can always be muted, so its not an issue at all. I love the old navy films. I served as a Blue Shirt aboard Australia's last carrier HMAS Melbourne 1977-79 so i'm looking forward to more of your Granddads footage. Especially if he went aboard a carrier.
