My only prior visits to South Carolina were to ride across the state as a passenger in my parents' car, and to transit Charleston AFB on my trip to Germany in 1979. This was the first time I stayed overnight and explored some of the state.
Saturday, 8 Nov 2008
My friend DG and I flew from Denver to Charlotte, North Carolina. We picked up a Dodge Avenger rental car and headed southeast into South Carolina.
Morris Field SC (No photos, no historic features seen.)
Woodward Field SC
Photo 01
(Brick hangar, possibly pre-war)
Photo 02
(W.W.II demountable hangar)
Photo 03
(Another view of the W.W.II demountable hangar)
Photo 04
(Hangar)
Photo 05
(Flightline view of hangars)
Shaw AFB SC (Active base, no photos. But I did go to the BX!)
We stopped for the night in Charleston.
Sunday, 9 Nov 2008
Fort Sumter SC
Photo 01
(View from the harbor)
Photo 02
(View of Battery Isaac Huger, built within the original fort)
Photo 03
(Another view of Battery Isaac Huger)
Photo 04
(General view inside the fort)
Photo 05
(Front entryway to fort)
Photo 06
(One of the gun mounts on top of the battery)
Photo 07
(General view from top of battery, showing dock and our boat)
Photo 08
(Observation post on top of battery)
Photo 09
(Gun mount on battery)
Castle Pinckney SC
Photo 01
(General view of the ruins)
Photo 02
(Another view)
Photo 03
(And another view)
USS Yorktown
Photo 01
(View from the dock)
Photo 02
(View from the water)
This was our second night in Charleston.
Monday, 10 Nov 2008
Orangeburg Muni Aprt SC
Photo 01
(Rear view of hangars)
Photo 02
(Flightline view of one hangar)
Photo 03
(Flightline view of the other hangar)
Orangeburg Muni Aprt SC (No photos, no historic features seen.)
Donaldson AFB SC
Photo 01
(W.W.II hangar)
Photo 02
(View of nose docks from across flightline)
Photo 03
(Another view of the W.W.II hangar)
Photo 04
(W.W.II building)
Photo 05
(Double-cantilever hangar, with non-historic aircraft tail enclosures)
Photo 06
(Hangars)
Greenville Muni Aprt SC (No photos, no historic features seen.)
We stopped for the night in Greenville.
Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008
Charlotte Missile Plant NC
Photo 01
(Building on east side of property)
Photo 02
(Building on east side of property)
Photo 03
(Building on east side of property)
Photo 04
(Building on east side of property)
Photo 05
(Plant building with monitors)
Photo 06
(Plant buildings and elevated water storage tank)
Photo 07
(Plant building showing Art Deco details and sawtooth monitors)
Then we drove back to the Charlotte airport to start the trip home.
