KHBG - Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport
The airport opened in 1930.
Alarmed by the fall of France in 1940, Congress funded an increase from 29 to 54 combat groups in the United States Army Air Corps. The quickest way to get more bases was to use existing civil airports. The Air Corps signed an agreement to lease Hattiesburg Airport, but construction did not begin until March 1941.
Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower. Several large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper. On 8 December 1941, Hattiesburg Army Air Field opened, assigned to the Third Air Force.
Developer Notes:
This airport was completed dark in MSFS 2020 so lighting was the first thing on order. Also added a few items to liven up the airport. Moving forward will definitely try to minimize the use of libraries to the most common ones, (shout out to the library authors). Will continue to move through the state and touch up airports when I can, As always if you run into any issues at all please do not hesistate to reach out. Thanks! God Bless
**Will continue to touch up airports around Mississippi and beyond.
Installation:
This usual drag and drop into the community folder.
Features:
Added night lighting
Added portions of airport fencing (Work in progress)
Added various objects
Included exclusions around airport property (Tree trimming)
Added hangars
DEPENDENCIES:
Animated Human 3D Models Library
EDHK Lights & Objects Developers Pack (Asset-Pack)
MSFS 2020 object library 200+ models - towers hangars to cones v14-8 UPDATE
UK2000 Common Library (Scroll towards the bottom)
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