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Quonset Point in the 1960s 2016 view of Quonset Point showing Quonset State Airport. Quonset Point (/ ˈ k w ɒ n s ɪ t / ⓘ), also known simply as Quonset, is a small peninsula in Narragansett Bay in the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Its name is widely known from the Quonset hut, which was first manufactured there.
In 1950, Coast Guard Air Detachment Quonset Point was established as a sub unit of CGAS Salem, Massachusetts. NAS Quonset Point in the 1960s. In addition to flying squadrons, the air station was also home to a major aircraft overhaul and repair (O & R) facility, later renamed Naval Air Rework Facility (NARF) Quonset Point. O & R Facilities, and ...
Quonset Point, where the Seabee Museum is located was a major United States Navy base during World War II, home to the Naval Air Station Quonset Point and the birthplace of the iconic Quonset Hut. In the 1990s a group of former Seabees and Seabee friends decided to found and construct the museum themselves.
Quonset State Airport (IATA: NCO, ICAO: KOQU, FAA LID: OQU) is a joint civil-military public airport located on Quonset Point, in northeastern North Kingstown, Rhode Island, United States, adjacent to Narragansett Bay. It is a general aviation airport and there is no scheduled airline service available.
Quonset Air Museum: A large museum located at the former Naval Air Station Quonset Point which focuses on military aviation history. Smith's Castle (1678): A colonial plantation located on the shore of Narragansett Bay. Quonset Point, a former military base which was once the home of the Naval Construction Battalions known as the Seabees
Located about 20 miles south of Providence by road, Quonset Business Park sits on 3,198 acres, including 1,446 acres for business development, of which 130 acres remain unrestricted. People
By the time they arrived at 2:58 p.m., Healey said, the plane had already sunk and a man and woman were treading water about a half mile off Quonset. He identified the two as Paul and Alysia ...
The eastern terminus of Route 403 in the Quonset Business Park. The original Route 403 that existed prior to 2006 was numbered in 1973 as a spur route of the newly constructed Route 4. [1] The two-lane, undivided state highway was the main access road to Davisville and Quonset Point from Route 4.