Fleet in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Naval Air Station Norfolk

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 4, 2008

1. Naval Air Station Norfolk Marker

Inscription. Naval Air Station Norfolk was commissioned August 8, 1918 and is the birthplace of naval aviation. NAS Norfolk initially provided support for operational and experimental flights but quickly grew into a major sea plane base.

World War II brought a renewed interest in shipboard operations and NAS Norfolk began developing and testing catapult and arresting gear systems for the Navy. Additionally, NAS Norfolk began to provide anti-submarine patrols to clear the vital seaways of the Mid-Atlantic seaboard.

Keeping pace with Naval Aviation, NAS Norfolk became one of the foremost air stations in the world and Chambers Field is one of the world’s busiest airports conducting over 119,000 flight operations per year.

Naval Air Station Norfolk was disestablished on February 5, 1999. Chambers Field continues to operate as a detachment of Naval Air Station Oceana.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 8, 1918.

Location. 36° 57.078′ N, 76° 18.486′ W. Memorial is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Fleet. It is at the intersection of Moffett Avenue and Dillingham Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Moffett Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Norfolk VA 23511, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Virginia and Monitor (approx. 0.4 miles away); We remember turret two ... (approx. 0.4 miles away); USS Cole (DDG 67) Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); USS Cole DDG 67 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Birthplace of Naval Aviation (approx. 0.6 miles away); Navy Mess Attendant School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Naval Aviation Depot, Norfolk (approx. 0.8 miles away); U.S. Submarine Veterans W.W. II Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 4, 2008

2. Naval Air Station Norfolk Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 4, 2008

3. Naval Air Station Norfolk Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,479 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 23, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.