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FSX Scenery--Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Station (KALF), RI. The Charlestown Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) was built by the Navy in 1942 in Charlestown, Rhode Island as a satellite to Quonset Naval Air Station. During World War II it was used to train night fighter squadrons on the F6F Hellcat and TBM Avenger. In the late 50s and early 60s it was used by the Coast Guard and for drag racing. The Navy closed Charlestown in 1974. The Station is now part of Ninigret Park & Wildlife Refuge but the outlines of the runways can still be seen on satellite photos. The model recreates Charlestown NAAS as it was about 1945. By Fred Highland.