Navy Millingtion Hobby shop??? Back in the days

[Paul Taylor]

I remember back in the 70s a hobby on the Navy base in Millington, Tn with a building area in the back. And on the side was a flying circle. When my mom would go to the PX, I would have her drop me off at the hobby shop. As a kid I would stand in the door and the smell of dope and ambroid glue would hang in the air. I would have my little cox plastic P-51 plane, and wait for my turn for the flying circle.
Did anyone take any pictures back in the hay day?

[Leester]

Nope, wish I had. I was stationed there for "A School" in 1969. Loved that hobby shop, my barracks was about 2 blocks away I think, anyway it was close, spent a lot of time there.

[Bob Reeves]

Navy VA-216 Black Diamonds, 62 to 66, we had a hobby shop on the base (NAS Lemoore) and aboard the carrier (USS Hancock CVA 19).. It was great and the prices were unbelievable.

[captcurt]

Yes...I checked into Millington in the spring of 70--went through AV"A" and then TD "A"  then out to the War College in the Fall.  I kind of took the speed route through!!

Spent some time at the hobby shop too..

I found an old Voodoo, black if I remember, that someone before me had left.  Got it going and flew it to the delight of many there!

What a nice PX also..it was my first taste of "real" base life after Great Lakes.

GO NAVAL AIR!

Curt

[Douglas Babb]

Man, talk about some memories. I went through there in the summer of ,86 and it was probably the same building you all were in with a wood shop and storage on one side and a hobby shop and model building area on the other. They had a track for r/c offroad out the back door and to fly we walked over to the old turn line that the nosepickers had used for engine turns. It was a nice asphalt strip that we flew r/c off of with a huge grass area next to it for control line but not to many were into it so it was hardly used. I guess times change. Now it's the Bureau of Naval Personnel.