Monomoy Island Gunnery Range

Monomoy Island Gunnery Range
Part of United States Air Force
Chatham, Massachusetts
Coordinates Coordinates: 41°33′7.79″N 70°0′2.84″W / 41.5521639°N 70.0007889°W / 41.5521639; -70.0007889
Type Range
Site information
Owner Chatham, Massachusetts
Controlled by State of Massachusetts
Open to
the public		 Yes
Site history
In use 1944-1950

The Monomoy Island Gunnery Range was a former Air Force gunnery range for aviators, located on Monomoy Island, in Chatham, Massachusetts and in use c. 1942-1950. The site was principally used for machine gun target practice, and bullets and fragments can still be found on the refuge. After 1950, Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge was established to provide habitat for migrating birds.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Pauli, Lisa (August 1, 2009). "http://www.104fw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123161522". 104th Fighter Wing Publications Office. Retrieved 2009-09-06. External link in |title= (help)
  2. ↑ "Monomoy Island Army/Air Force Gunnery Range" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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