Howard sent me a link which contained the following info:
Located at 700 Robbins Avenue (the Navy ICP Philadelphia/DLA complex), NATSF
was the Naval Air System Command's central manager of technical
documentation and operator of the Navy's first automated central repository
for engineering drawings. NATSF's mission was to provide the Fleet with
technical manuals and documentation containing operational, outfitting, and
repair information for Navy & Marine aircraft, missiles, and equipment.
These services consisted of managing the development, acquisition,
evaluation, and distribution of maintenance manuals, technical directives,
engineering drawings, and Work Unit Code manuals. Similar services were
provided to the military of more than 40 countries through Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) cases.
As a result of a "BRAC" decision, the Command was disestablished on 1
October 1998.
>>
I remember the 1998 disestablishment as local news, as, for years, the "Navy
Depot" was a large local employer. The site is not now inactive, however. I
have no idea what is going on there now (and to be honest, I never knew
until today exactly what did go on there), but the facility is just now
seeing the completion of a whole new security fence along (the half mile
stretch of) Tabor Road and Robbins Ave. When I saw the new fence
construction beginning last Fall, I immediately thought "homeland security".
>>>
Hey,!!!!
I urgently need the original General Motors manuals (any kind) to restaure a
1974 Cadillac, two doors, 4 electrical windows, automatic, canadian made,
352 - V8 guzzzler , vinyl roof, ...
So if you can ask around there, eventually. !!!
I think the fence is constructed because some smart guy inside those
barracks have just figured how important those maintenance manuals can
become after 30 or 50 years for those looking for them, so... Some
commander hopefully used GM cars, so....
(And if you know someone interested in two Ford 1928, 4doors, V8 with
lateral valves, wood wheels, fifth wheel on the back, complete, just need
some cleaning, just call back !
I know the owner, a neighbour around here... )
P.
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Located at 700 Robbins Avenue (the Navy ICP Philadelphia/DLA complex), NATSF
was the Naval Air System Command's central manager of technical
documentation and operator of the Navy's first automated central repository
for engineering drawings. NATSF's mission was to provide the Fleet with
technical manuals and documentation containing operational, outfitting, and
repair information for Navy & Marine aircraft, missiles, and equipment.
These services consisted of managing the development, acquisition,
evaluation, and distribution of maintenance manuals, technical directives,
engineering drawings, and Work Unit Code manuals. Similar services were
provided to the military of more than 40 countries through Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) cases.
As a result of a "BRAC" decision, the Command was disestablished on 1
October 1998.
>>
I remember the 1998 disestablishment as local news, as, for years, the "Navy
Depot" was a large local employer. The site is not now inactive, however. I
have no idea what is going on there now (and to be honest, I never knew
until today exactly what did go on there), but the facility is just now
seeing the completion of a whole new security fence along (the half mile
stretch of) Tabor Road and Robbins Ave. When I saw the new fence
construction beginning last Fall, I immediately thought "homeland security".
>>>
Hey,!!!!
I urgently need the original General Motors manuals (any kind) to restaure a
1974 Cadillac, two doors, 4 electrical windows, automatic, canadian made,
352 - V8 guzzzler , vinyl roof, ...
So if you can ask around there, eventually. !!!
I think the fence is constructed because some smart guy inside those
barracks have just figured how important those maintenance manuals can
become after 30 or 50 years for those looking for them, so... Some
commander hopefully used GM cars, so....
(And if you know someone interested in two Ford 1928, 4doors, V8 with
lateral valves, wood wheels, fifth wheel on the back, complete, just need
some cleaning, just call back !
I know the owner, a neighbour around here... )
P.
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