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In 1947, NOLF New Smyrna Beach was decommissioned and the facility conveyed back to the City of New Smryna Beach for use as a civilian airport. As a Navy airfield, the facility originally incorporated four intersecting asphalt runways. Although all paved areas remain, only three of the runways remain operational today. [5]
"New Smyrna" became "New Smyrna Beach" in 1947, when the city annexed the seaside community of Coronado Beach. Today, it is a resort town of over 20,000 permanent residents. Like St. Augustine, established by the Spanish, New Smyrna has been under the rule of four "flags": the British, Spanish, United States (from 1821, with ratification of the ...
The New York Times in 1993 severely criticized the U.S. Navy for a series of botched investigations, including the Tailhook scandal, the Iowa explosion, security breaches at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, Russia, and a problematic investigation into the murder of a homosexual sailor in Yokosuka, Japan. The newspaper stated, "Each fumbled inquiry ...
A person riding a moped died in a crash with a pickup truck near New Smyrna Beach early Tuesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.. The accident occurred at around 6:10 a.m. at State Road 44 and ...
5 things to know for Jan. 2: New Orleans attack, Tesla explosion, fireworks chaos, Puerto Rico power outage, debt ceiling. Alexandra Banner, CNN. January 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM.
Long Beach fire authorities are investigating an explosion that occurred in an ADU that injured one person and displaced three people.
Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet is a United States Coast Guard boat station located in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and is part of the Coast Guard 7th District, Sector Jacksonville. [ 1 ] While in the late 1980s, the crew consisted of only 4 men, [ 2 ] the crew at Coast Guard Station Ponce de Leon Inlet now is made of 31 active duty and 15 ...
Pennsylvania Fireworks Display Company factory explosion: Devon, Pennsylvania: United States: 9 deaths: Factory 1 July 1937: Drake Drug Company fireworks explosion: Nampa, Idaho: United States: 6 deaths: Drug Store 6 November 1942: Rochester Fireworks Company explosion: Perinton, New York: United States: 11 deaths: Factory 1 April 1947 ...