Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity

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The Harvey Point Defense Testing Activity facility, owned by the Department of Defense, is located on a peninsula in Perquimans County, North Carolina, along the Albemarle Sound, near the city of Hertford, NC. It was established in World War II as Naval Auxiliary Air Station Harvey Point, an operating base for sea planes conducting anti-submarine surveillance off the Atlantic coast. Agencies such as the ATF, CIA, and FBI have used the facility for complex training relating to overseas counterterrorism and asset-protection training

After the war, NAAS Harvey Point was decommissioned in 1946 and remained deactivated until 1958 when the Navy announced that Harvey Point would serve as the testing grounds for the new Martin P6M Seamaster, an experimental jet-powered long-range seaplane bomber.

The project was cancelled in August 1959 when the Navy determined the aircraft wasn't successful enough for it to continue providing support for the program. Then, in 1961, the Navy returned to the property, and announced that the property was closed to the public; it has remained that way ever since.

The Seamaster ready to taxi out at Harvey Point for a test flight




… flying over the nearby former NAS Weeksville with its hugh airship hangars and CGAS Elizabeth City in the background




... and finally returning to Harvey Point



Bernard

[Erik]

Just like some of our well-known scenery builders here, you always manage to catch the right details. That first shot is a perfect example of it. Bravo.

Erik

[jagdflieger]

Very nice. The Seamaster fits right in.

[warbaby]

I too have the classic blimp scenery. Lots of fun.