Air Force Base

[coloradocruise]

My dad was stationed at the Air Force Base in Bermuda during the '60's. They have never gone back but we are planning to do that this year. For those of you familiar with Bermuda, where is this located in relation to King's Wharf, how would one get there and then get around once there?

[njhorseman]

It's not far from St. George. Easiest way to get there from Dockyard is the ferry to St. George followed by a bus.

 

http://www.bermuda-online.org/milquit.htm

 

Fort Bell, later Kindley AFB, later US NAS, to 1995, now Southside (civilian)

 

St. David's Island, in St. George's Parish. One mile by water and 3-5 miles from the Town of St. George, via the Swing Bridge at Ferry Reach. Then along St. David's Road. The City of Hamilton is 8.3 miles to the west. First US Army and USAAF, then Kindley AFB from 1946 in various roles including for Strategic Air Command and as a refueling station for nuclear bombers. Civilianized now but some buildings have not yet been re-occupied and, like the former military hospital, are closed to the public.Routes 10 and 11 and 6 buses go part of the way. By moped or taxi, access to right at former # 2 Gate or at former military school (Kindley AFB High, then Roger Chaffee, now Clearwater Middle School).

 

Clearwater Beach was built after 1941as a man-made beach from landfill left over from creating the runways and named Clearwater from the place in Florida by the USAF after it took over the base in 1948 from the US Army. US Military personnel once stationed in Bermuda should note that there have been so many changes in this former base that some places are no longer recognizable or accessible, or were demolished after 1995.

 

Street names

 

Main street names of the base, most in honor of US military heroes, were originally as shown below. After May 1, 1995, many were renamed. (To see which ones have been renamed please contact the Bermuda Government's Bermuda Land Development Corporation).

 

Andrews Drive

Bataan Street

Bundy Street

Castle Harbor Road

Cliff Street

Corregidor Avenue

Emery Road

Exchange Street

Federal Street

Hall Street

Hibiscus Drive

Holly Street

Hospital Street

Kelly Street

Luzon Street

McCloskey Road

Mercury Road

Murphy Street

Nininger Road

Oleander Drive

Pleasant Street

Ramey Street

Ricker Street

Ricketts Street

Stevens Circle

Swalwell Drive

Tommy Fox Road

Waldron Street

Walker Street. Named in 1943 after Brig. Gen. Kenneth N. Walker (father of Douglas P. Walker of PO. Box 1655, New Canaan, CT 06840, USA.).

[SailBadtheSinner]

Here's a 2+ page thread about Kindley which was started in 2007 which you may find interesting - http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=601187

 

 

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