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It was used as a filming location for the Harrison Ford movie Random Hearts (1999). Ford and director Sydney Pollack both visited Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Ford, a certificated pilot, flew in himself.^{[citation needed]}

No citation. Toddstreat1 22:33, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'd double check periodically. It might eventually show up. 2602:306:BDA0:97A0:466D:57FF:FE90:AC45 (talk) 21:09, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Genesis-farms[edit]

The last update added tenant- and share-croppers (no source given). Offhand, I'd expect that type of mix to be less prevalent in a relatively small area such as being discussed. Also, the sentence refers to (implying they're names of farms) Mattapony, Susquehanna which are names for places elsewhere in Maryland. Tedickey (talk) 18:13, 7 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

All of this description comes straight out of the Pax River history cited in the references by the Pax River offices. I know - I entered it. Mark Sublette (talk) 02:54, 22 January 2009 (UTC)Mark SubletteMark Sublette (talk) 02:54, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

well, then rather than simply remove the tag for this discussion, it would be nice if you provided a footnote indicating where in the (unavailable?) reference which you've cited the information appears. By the way, google finds the title dated 1999 by Linda Drew, not "circa 2000", however the reader cannot verify that this is the same reference that you used. Tedickey (talk) 11:48, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'll try to footnote the pages when I turn up the brochure again - I picked up at the Air Station. The date and author were based on my best estimation as neither was printed in the document - I surmised the printing date based on the programs mentioned and the aircraft depicted. Right now I am a tad preocuupied - a pipe burst and put 3 feet of water in my basement... Mark Sublette (talk) 17:39, 22 January 2009 (UTC)Mark SubletteMark Sublette (talk) 17:39, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

thanks Tedickey (talk) 17:42, 22 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Base railroad[edit]

According to the story 'Brake Shoes Aweigh' by E. John Long from the March 1953 issue of Trains & Trave; (Pages 24-26), the railroad was diesel powered by 1952 and employed two Baldwin road locomotives and a 3rd Whitcomb yard locomotive. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.249.1.161 (talk) 00:17, 24 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Balance needed[edit]

This page seemed a bit one sided like most pages about military installations, seemed to ooze all military glory. I added a section of env contamination, since this is a heavily contaminated area, a superfund and there appears no end to remedies in the near future- 90 years after it all began... Wuerzele (talk) 17:40, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

?? I see no major balance issues. The article "History" section discusses how the original county residents were forced to give up land that had been in their families for generations, how crabbing and fishing communities were wiped out as well as farms, and how everyone was poorly compensated when the base was established.

That has been in the article for years. There is no glory-seeking in the article that I can see. It just states the facts about the base history. This is where planes were tested and developed for 70 years (and still are) those are facts, not glory-grabs.

Base chemical contamination is a legitimate subject for the article and should be included. The PFAS/PFOS contamination is not just at Webster field -- Naval Air Station Patuxent River itself also has documented PFAS contamination problems.

Chesapeake77^{>>> ♥ Truth} 09:02, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also Webster Field is 11 miles from the base and is in reality a separate facility, although "technically" it is under the command of PAX River.

Chesapeake77^{>>> ♥ Truth} 09:02, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

External link to base associated air crashes is an incomplete source[edit]

This source does not list all PAX Naval Air Base associated air crashes. For example, I was living south of the base when a fighter jet went down in a wooded area within a few miles of me in the summer of 1981 or 1982. The pilot was reported to have sacrificed himself in order to avoid crashing into residential homes. This crash is not listed in the linked source.

Also, the source lists crashes of planes that were bound for PAX River. However in 1966 I, along with my father, witnessed a midair collision between two fighter jets that were headed to PAX River NAS. This double crash is not listed in the source either.

If anyone has time at some point, perhaps these crashes (and others not listed in the linked source) can be found elsewhere online.

Chesapeake77^{>>> ♥ Truth} 11:55, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]