Naval_Air_Station_Chase_Field
Naval Air Station Chase Field
Airport in Bee County, Texas
Naval Air Station Chase Field is a former naval air station located in unincorporated Bee County, Texas, near Beeville.[1] It was named for Lieutenant Commander Nathan Brown Chase,[2][3] Naval Aviator #37, who died in 1925 while developing carrier landing techniques for the U.S. Navy.[4]
Seven buildings of the station are individually listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places: NAS Chase Field-Building 1001, NAS Chase Field-Building 1009, NAS Chase Field-Building 1015, NAS Chase Field-Building 1040, NAS Chase Field-Building 1042, NAS Chase Field-Quarters R, and NAS Chase Field-Quarters S.[5][6]