An-124

06-16-2003, 03:44 PM

I was driving yesterday in the San Jose area, and at some NAval base or someithng of that sort, of the 101. There was a An-124. anyone know why it wasthere. Aslo what are those three large hangers for. They look like those old 1930's blimp hangers.

AlphaSigOU · 06-16-2003, 04:18 PM

That's NASA's Moffett Federal Field, formerly known as NAS Moffett Field. No idea what the AN-124 was doing there, though.

ZX1100F1 · 06-16-2003, 06:47 PM

AN-124's are a fairly common sight at Moffett, they are primarily chartered to haul space gear for private corporations and the government due to there capacity and relatively low price to charter.

06-16-2003, 09:12 PM

Thanks. But what are those 3 big hangers for?

ZX1100F1 · 06-18-2003, 12:21 PM

Those are hangars that were used by the Navy during the war to house the blimps that patrolled the coast line.

richie154 · 06-18-2003, 02:53 PM

yeah, i saw that An-124 as well; on Monday i was headed up 101 to SFO for a day of spotting. Moffett is no longer a Naval base sadly. it used to be a P-3 subchacer nerve center for the Pacific fleet; before that, it was a master jet base (NAS Lemoore took over those duties).

about the 3 hangars...

Hangar 1: this is the big gray/white hangar this An-124 was parked in front of. it was built in 1933 for the USS Macon; a huge dirigible. Macon actually carried 3 little Sparrowhawk fighters on board, she was so big. USS Macon crashed off Monterey, CA in 1935 during a storm (the wreckage is still down there btw).

Hangars 2 and 3: the lighter gray hangars side by side across the field from Hangar 1, these were built during WWII for housing ASW blimps; theyre made of concrete and redwood as steel was needed for other projects. lately, they housed the 129th ARS, but theyve since built their own and moved out of Hangar 3.

06-19-2003, 01:15 AM

Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Tried to get close, but cant get close, I treid to fid a way, but no way unfortuntly to see the AN-124 at close range.

06-16-2003, 03:44 PM	#1
Romania is #1 Guest Posts: n/a	An-124 I was driving yesterday in the San Jose area, and at some NAval base or someithng of that sort, of the 101. There was a An-124. anyone know why it wasthere. Aslo what are those three large hangers for. They look like those old 1930's blimp hangers.

06-16-2003, 04:18 PM	#2
AlphaSigOU Insane Collector Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Wylie, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 1,419	That's NASA's Moffett Federal Field, formerly known as NAS Moffett Field. No idea what the AN-124 was doing there, though. __________________ *Chuck Corway (AlphaSigOU)* *Causa latet vis est notissima* -- the cause is hidden, the results are well known. James Bond: "I'll take the full odds on the ten, two hundred on the hard way, the limit on all the numbers, two hundred and fifty on the eleven, thank you very much." Plenty O'Toole: "Hey! You've played this game before!" James Bond: "Just once." *REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!! REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR!!! REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 11!!!!*

06-18-2003, 02:53 PM	#6
richie154 Retired Hookah Master Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Valley of Heart's Delight Age: 24 Posts: 3,719	yeah, i saw that An-124 as well; on Monday i was headed up 101 to SFO for a day of spotting. Moffett is no longer a Naval base sadly. it used to be a P-3 subchacer nerve center for the Pacific fleet; before that, it was a master jet base (NAS Lemoore took over those duties). about the 3 hangars... Hangar 1: this is the big gray/white hangar this An-124 was parked in front of. it was built in 1933 for the USS Macon; a huge dirigible. Macon actually carried 3 little Sparrowhawk fighters on board, she was so big. USS Macon crashed off Monterey, CA in 1935 during a storm (the wreckage is still down there btw). Hangars 2 and 3: the lighter gray hangars side by side across the field from Hangar 1, these were built during WWII for housing ASW blimps; theyre made of concrete and redwood as steel was needed for other projects. lately, they housed the 129th ARS, but theyve since built their own and moved out of Hangar 3. __________________ The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness is like a villian with a smiling cheek, a goodly apple rotten at the heart. Oh, what a goodly outside falsehood hath! Private Pilot: 10/20/2005 Private Multi Engine: 05/09/2008 The more things change, the more Mesa still sucks. Last edited by richie154; 06-18-2003 at 02:58 PM.

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06-16-2003, 06:47 PM	#3
ZX1100F1 Buford T. Justice Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 2,004	AN-124's are a fairly common sight at Moffett, they are primarily chartered to haul space gear for private corporations and the government due to there capacity and relatively low price to charter.

06-16-2003, 09:12 PM	#4
Romania is #1 Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks. But what are those 3 big hangers for?

06-18-2003, 12:21 PM	#5
ZX1100F1 Buford T. Justice Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 2,004	Those are hangars that were used by the Navy during the war to house the blimps that patrolled the coast line.

06-19-2003, 01:15 AM	#7
Romania is #1 Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Tried to get close, but cant get close, I treid to fid a way, but no way unfortuntly to see the AN-124 at close range.