Submitted by Steve Owen

San Rafael Mesa Airway Beacon Generator, Hut LA-A-62, Site 62, 2011

The US Forest Service, Passport in Time volunteers, plan to begin restoration of this generator hut in the fall of 2011, which supplied power to the San Rafael Mesa Airway Beacon, which was part of the Midcontinent Airway system.

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San Rafael Mesa Airway Beacon, Generator Hut, LA-A-62, Site 62, 2011

Backside view of the same building at top of page

Submitted by Steve Owen

(Above) In 2011, Site 62 building was moved to Grants Airport and placed next to the Grants Flight Service Station for restoration.  In this photo the base structure has been repaired and is almost ready for painting.

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Site 62 Restored
The above and below photos are site 62 after a restoration project by “Cibola County Historical Society.” Completed in June 2012.

Submitted by Steve Owen

Submitted by Steve Owen

Submitted by Steve Owen

Submitted by Steve Owen

View several great historical videos from Cibola County Historical Society at Grants, New Mexico