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Here's a sad picture
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sky1949
Pre-Flight
1. These pictures just make me sick.
2. Why didn't they get the planes out of there before this happened? Surely they knew it was coming. Even the possibility of flooding like this would have moved me to move it. Maybe I'm just naive, but there had to be some indication this could be coming.
3. I feel so sorry for the owners of those beautiful airplanes.
2. Why didn't they get the planes out of there before this happened? Surely they knew it was coming. Even the possibility of flooding like this would have moved me to move it. Maybe I'm just naive, but there had to be some indication this could be coming.
3. I feel so sorry for the owners of those beautiful airplanes.
Most of the airplanes were insured while the homes weren't covered for flood damage. Your homeowner's policy doesn't cover water intrusion once it's on the ground, and unless there has been prior flooding in your area, NFIP coverage may not be available to you. So, taking that into context, where would you put your priorities?
Trapper John
Ejection Handle Pulled
They got record amounts of rain (12 to 15 inches) in a very short amount of time. To be able to think to yourself, "Gee, the river's rising, maybe I should go move my plane", you first have to have some expectation that things are going to flood. And in this case, there wasn't a history of flooding, so people didn't expect it to happen. Also you have to have good enough weather to be able to fly your plane somewhere else, which you don't tend to have in these kind of storm events.
But I do agree, it's stomach-tightening to see these pictures, and you have to hope owners were well enough insured to come out of this whole.
CJones
Final Approach
This was a fluke deal where the line of t-storms were moving through the area and simply stalled out over central TN and started 'training' one storm behind the other instead of moving from west to east like normal.
By the time the water started rising, there was a line of pretty nasty storms sitting over the area - not exactly the best flying weather, even if IR.
Without making reference to a particular instance, this wasn't like a hurricane flood, where the storm had been predicted for a few days prior.
Aztec Driver
Line Up and Wait
Anyone know if the airport property is for sale, or if it will ever re-open for use? I went around the other week while visiting my Granddaughter and there is still some people doing something in a few of the hangars but everything else is still fenced off and restricted access.
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Google is your friend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelia_Fort_Airpark
They could see the X on the runway due to the water?
P.S. That does suck. Hope they were insured.
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BOARD APPROVES ACQUISITION OF THE CORNELIA FORT AIRPARK PROPERTY AS OPEN SPACE FOR METRO PARKS
Upon recommendation of the Parks Board’s Acquisition Committee and upon motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Lawson, the board unanimously approved the acquisition of the Cornelia Fort Airpark property as Open Space for Metro Parks with the name, Cornelia Fort, remaining with acquired site within the Shelby Bottoms property.
The airport, which experienced May 2010 flood damage to the hangars and other buildings on the site, was advertised for auction in February, 2011, as part of foreclosure proceedings by a bank.
Due to the property’s location adjacent to Shelby Bottoms and its value for open space, recreation, view shed protection, habitat, historic association with the Fort family history and naming after Cornelia Fort, Metro Parks and several community groups, including neighborhood group representatives, the Friends of Shelby, and representatives of the open space plan initiative, have expressed desire for Metro Parks to acquire the property.
As a result, the bank and the landowner, Mr. Ernest William Colbert, have agreed to provide a delay in the auction to permit Metro, through negotiations by Mr. Jim Fyke of the Metro Department of Finance in coordination with Metro Parks, to enter into an option agreement for its purchase. The option, approved by Metro Legal and which requires no non refundable funds, will be for a period of 120 days to provide opportunity for Metro to proceed through its mandatory referral process for property acquisitions. Park Board approval at the April, 2011, meeting is critically important to meet the option timeline.
The sale price is $1,200,000, subject to a pending appraisal that supports it as well as results of a phase I environmental site assessment (being procured by Metro).
Funds for the acquisition, up to $1.2 million, will be from the $5 million Open Space Acquisition Funds approved in the 2010 capital spending plan appropriation to Metro Parks. Metro’s funds may be supplemented in part by private funds proposed to be raised by The Land Trust for Tennessee, which is launching a private fundraising campaign toward the acquisition. Funds raised will be used to replenish the Metro Parks Open Space Acquisition Funds in whatever amount is raised.
The acquisition, a critically important opportunity, is consistent with the Parks and Greenways Master Plan and the draft Open Space Plan (targeted for release in April). Given its in-holding proximity to Shelby Bottoms, the site’s acquisition will ensure that the entirety of the low-lying former farm lands between Cooper Creek and Shelby Park are part of Shelby Bottoms and conserved as valuable open and recreational space.
Upon acquisition, Metro Parks will evaluate any potential reuse of structures on the property for park purposes; however, it is anticipated that demolition and clearance of most if not all structures will be likely to create more open space and passive recreational land. Demolition costs, to be estimated during the phase I environmental site assessment, will also be paid from Open Space Acquisition Funds until the funds can be replenished in future capital spending plans and/or by additional private fundraising by partner organizations.
Historical Background—Cornelia Fort Airpark, Cornelia Fort and Fortland
Cornelia Fort Airpark was established in 1945, on land adjacent to Shelby Bottoms, two years after the death of and in honor of Cornelia Fort, the first American woman pilot to die on active military duty.
Cornelia Fort (1919-1943) was an important and inspiring figure in early women’s aviation. An aviator, instructor (the first female instructor in Tennessee) and pioneer in women’s military aviations, she was a flight instructor in Honolulu during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Giving flying lessons on the morning of December 7, 1941, when a wave of Japanese Zeros swept past her, she was able to land in a hailstorm of machine-gun fire. Cornelia Fort longed for service in the war effort, and found it in 1942, when she and a handful of women were invited to become part of a new organization, the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), which later became part of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASPS) in 1943. She was part of a pioneering group of 28 women who established an excellent record of service and safety in the face of resistance from many quarters and less than ideal conditions. While on a ferrying mission from California to Dallas she was killed in a mid-air collision. (Source—Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture)
Born to one of Nashville’s influential families, her father was Dr. Rufus E. Fort, Sr., owner of Fortland, one of Middle Tennessee’s most famous farms. Fortland stood on a knoll overlooking 350 acres that are now part of Shelby Bottoms. Built in 1852 by Hiram Vaughn, the large two-story brick home was acquired by Dr. Rufus E. Fort, Sr., and his wife, in 1909, ten years before the birth of their daughter Cornelia. Dr. Fort was a surgeon and co-founder, vice president and medial director of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in Nashville.
Dr. Fort and Fortland were renowned for the breeding of Jersey cattle and also for the beautiful informal gardens of his wife, former Bostonian Louise Clark Fort. The herd was begun by importing a number of the cattle from the Island of Jersey in 1911. Dr. Fort improved the breed, and was recognized as the foremost authority in the U.S on Jersey breeding, winning honors across the country. His wife’s gardens, noted for their informality and long borders, where known to be made available for the local Nashville community to enjoy.
Dr. Fort died in 1940 and his wife sold Fortland to Clarke Gower before it burned in 1943. The Cornelia Fort Airpark was established near the Fortland farm in 1945, and named in honor of Cornelia Fort after her death in 1943.
(From Metro Parks and Recreation board minutes)
Upon recommendation of the Parks Board’s Acquisition Committee and upon motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Lawson, the board unanimously approved the acquisition of the Cornelia Fort Airpark property as Open Space for Metro Parks with the name, Cornelia Fort, remaining with acquired site within the Shelby Bottoms property.
The airport, which experienced May 2010 flood damage to the hangars and other buildings on the site, was advertised for auction in February, 2011, as part of foreclosure proceedings by a bank.
Due to the property’s location adjacent to Shelby Bottoms and its value for open space, recreation, view shed protection, habitat, historic association with the Fort family history and naming after Cornelia Fort, Metro Parks and several community groups, including neighborhood group representatives, the Friends of Shelby, and representatives of the open space plan initiative, have expressed desire for Metro Parks to acquire the property.
As a result, the bank and the landowner, Mr. Ernest William Colbert, have agreed to provide a delay in the auction to permit Metro, through negotiations by Mr. Jim Fyke of the Metro Department of Finance in coordination with Metro Parks, to enter into an option agreement for its purchase. The option, approved by Metro Legal and which requires no non refundable funds, will be for a period of 120 days to provide opportunity for Metro to proceed through its mandatory referral process for property acquisitions. Park Board approval at the April, 2011, meeting is critically important to meet the option timeline.
The sale price is $1,200,000, subject to a pending appraisal that supports it as well as results of a phase I environmental site assessment (being procured by Metro).
Funds for the acquisition, up to $1.2 million, will be from the $5 million Open Space Acquisition Funds approved in the 2010 capital spending plan appropriation to Metro Parks. Metro’s funds may be supplemented in part by private funds proposed to be raised by The Land Trust for Tennessee, which is launching a private fundraising campaign toward the acquisition. Funds raised will be used to replenish the Metro Parks Open Space Acquisition Funds in whatever amount is raised.
The acquisition, a critically important opportunity, is consistent with the Parks and Greenways Master Plan and the draft Open Space Plan (targeted for release in April). Given its in-holding proximity to Shelby Bottoms, the site’s acquisition will ensure that the entirety of the low-lying former farm lands between Cooper Creek and Shelby Park are part of Shelby Bottoms and conserved as valuable open and recreational space.
Upon acquisition, Metro Parks will evaluate any potential reuse of structures on the property for park purposes; however, it is anticipated that demolition and clearance of most if not all structures will be likely to create more open space and passive recreational land. Demolition costs, to be estimated during the phase I environmental site assessment, will also be paid from Open Space Acquisition Funds until the funds can be replenished in future capital spending plans and/or by additional private fundraising by partner organizations.
Historical Background—Cornelia Fort Airpark, Cornelia Fort and Fortland
Cornelia Fort Airpark was established in 1945, on land adjacent to Shelby Bottoms, two years after the death of and in honor of Cornelia Fort, the first American woman pilot to die on active military duty.
Cornelia Fort (1919-1943) was an important and inspiring figure in early women’s aviation. An aviator, instructor (the first female instructor in Tennessee) and pioneer in women’s military aviations, she was a flight instructor in Honolulu during the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Giving flying lessons on the morning of December 7, 1941, when a wave of Japanese Zeros swept past her, she was able to land in a hailstorm of machine-gun fire. Cornelia Fort longed for service in the war effort, and found it in 1942, when she and a handful of women were invited to become part of a new organization, the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), which later became part of the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots (WASPS) in 1943. She was part of a pioneering group of 28 women who established an excellent record of service and safety in the face of resistance from many quarters and less than ideal conditions. While on a ferrying mission from California to Dallas she was killed in a mid-air collision. (Source—Tennessee Encyclopedia of History & Culture)
Born to one of Nashville’s influential families, her father was Dr. Rufus E. Fort, Sr., owner of Fortland, one of Middle Tennessee’s most famous farms. Fortland stood on a knoll overlooking 350 acres that are now part of Shelby Bottoms. Built in 1852 by Hiram Vaughn, the large two-story brick home was acquired by Dr. Rufus E. Fort, Sr., and his wife, in 1909, ten years before the birth of their daughter Cornelia. Dr. Fort was a surgeon and co-founder, vice president and medial director of the National Life and Accident Insurance Company in Nashville.
Dr. Fort and Fortland were renowned for the breeding of Jersey cattle and also for the beautiful informal gardens of his wife, former Bostonian Louise Clark Fort. The herd was begun by importing a number of the cattle from the Island of Jersey in 1911. Dr. Fort improved the breed, and was recognized as the foremost authority in the U.S on Jersey breeding, winning honors across the country. His wife’s gardens, noted for their informality and long borders, where known to be made available for the local Nashville community to enjoy.
Dr. Fort died in 1940 and his wife sold Fortland to Clarke Gower before it burned in 1943. The Cornelia Fort Airpark was established near the Fortland farm in 1945, and named in honor of Cornelia Fort after her death in 1943.
(From Metro Parks and Recreation board minutes)
Matthew
Touchdown! Greaser!
That's a fascinating history behind the name.