Atlantic Airport, Charlestown, Rhode Island
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Atlantic Airport, unknown date.
Photo courtesy of Louis McGowan
Johnston, R.I. Historical Society
Atlantic Airport, Charlestown, R.I.
August 22, 2018 By
Stinson Reliant Airplane – 1936
May 23, 2018 By
Stinson Reliant Airplane – 1936
Photo taken by Louis C. McGowan at Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick R.I., on February 22, 1936.
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Stinson Reliant
Hillsgrove Airport
February 22, 1936
Stinson Tri-Motor – 1936
May 23, 2018 By
Stinson Tri-Motor Airplane – 1936
Photo taken by Louis C. McGowan at Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick, R.I., on August 3, 1936.
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Stinson Tri-Motor
Hillsgrove Airport
August 3, 1936
Fairchild 22 C7F Aircraft – 1936
May 23, 2018 By
Fairchild 22 C7F Aircraft – 1936
With Warner 145 engine.
Photo taken by Louis C. McGowan, August 16, 1936.
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Fairchild 22 C7F
August 16, 1936
Travel Air 2000 Aircraft – 1937
May 22, 2018 By
Travel Air 2000 Aircraft – 1937
Taken by Louis C. McGowan at the former Smithfield, R.I., Airport in 1937.
Travel Air 2000
Smithfield, R.I., Airport
1937
Kittyhawk Airplane – 1935
May 22, 2018 By
Kittyhawk Airplane – 1935
Taken by Louis C. McGowan – 1935
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Kittyhawk Airplane
Providence Airport
Seekonk, Mass. – 1935
(Providence Airport was in Seekonk.)
Taylor Cub Airplane – 1937
May 22, 2018 By
Taylor Cub Airplane – 1937
Photo credit: Louis C. McGowan
Taken in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1937
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Fairchild 24C Airplane – 1936
May 22, 2018 By
Fairchild 24c Airplane
Photo taken by Louis C. McGowan, February 22, 1936, at Hillsgrove Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island.
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Fairchild 24C
Hillsgrove Airport, R.I.
February 22, 1936
Burlington Vermont Municipal Airport
April 14, 2015 By
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Old Postcard View Of Burlington Airport
Vintage Post Card View Of Burlington, Vermont, Municipal Airport
Post Card View Of Municipal Airtort, Burlington, Vermont
Post Card View OF Burlington Airport
South County (R.I.) Balloon Festival – 2014
March 21, 2015 By
Balloon At Sunset – South County Balloon Festival – 2014
Smithfield, R.I. Airport – 1932
March 20, 2015 By
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The original hangar at the Smithfield R.I. Airport which opened in 1932. Bryant University now occupies this land.
Smithfield Airport Hangar – Unknown Date
Courtesy Louis McGowan
Johnston, R.I. Historical Society
RICON Airport Original Building
March 17, 2015 By
RICON Airport original Hangar, Coventry, Rhode Island
Vintage Piper Cub Airplane
March 17, 2015 By
Vintage Piper Cub Airplane, RICON Airport, Coventry, R.I.
RICON Airport – Coventry, R.I.
March 17, 2015 By
View of the first hangar at RICON Airport (2008) located in Coventry, R.I.
Seaplane – Westerly, R.I.,
September 18, 2017 By
Seaplane – Westerly, Rhode Island
A vintage post card view of a seaplane in Watch Hill Cove, Westerly, Rhode Island.
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Balloon Ascension, Brockton, Mass. – c. 1910
March 18, 2017 By
Balloon Ascension, Brockton, Massachusetts – Circa 1910
Vintage Postcard View Of Brockton, Mass., Balloon Ascension
Bangor Airport, Maine
December 12, 2016 By
Bangor Airport,
Bangor, Maine
The airport opened as Godfrey Field in 1921.
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Old postcard view of Bangor Airport, Bangor, Maine.
New Haven Airport, CT
November 15, 2016 By
New Haven Airport
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut – 1931
Early Post Card View Of New Haven Airport
Roy Knabenshue’s Airship – 1907
October 14, 2016 By
Roy Knebenshue’s Airship
Brockton, Massachusetts – 1907
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A 1907 postcard view of Roy Knabenshue’s airship
Brockton Fair Postcard
Roy Knabenshue
Worcester, Mass. Airship Postcard – 1910
May 18, 2016 By
Worcester, Massachusetts Airship Postcard – 1910
East Boston Airport
November 28, 2015 By
East Boston Airport
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Vintage Post Card View Of East Boston Airport
Portland Maine Municipal Airport
November 28, 2015 By
Portland, Maine Municipal Airport
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Post Card View Of Portland, Maine,
Municipal Airport
The Hazzard Shoe Flying Corporation
November 28, 2015 By
The Hazzard Shoe Flying Corporation
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
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Post Card View of The Hazzard Shoe Flying Corp.
Seaplane At Rockland Maine – 1940s
November 26, 2015 By
Vintage post card showing a seaplane at Rockland, Maine.
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Providence Airport – Seekonk, MA
November 8, 2015 By
Providence Airport – Seekonk, Massachusetts
The former Providence Airport, built about 1929 to service the City of Providence, Rhode Island, was actually located on Fall River Avenue, (Route 6) in the neighboring town of Seekonk, Massachusetts.
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(Also note Pothier Field in Warwick, R.I., indicated on map.)
1930 Map Of The Providence Airport in Seekonk, Massachusetts.
Logan Airport – Vintage Views
November 8, 2015 By
Logan Airport – Boston, Massachusetts
Vintage Views
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Vintage Post Card View Of Boston’s Logan Airport
Vintage Post Card View Of
Logan International Airport
Vintage View Groton Connecticut Airport
November 7, 2015 By
Vintage View Of The Groton, Connecticut, Airport
Vintage Post Card View Of Groton, Conn. Airport
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Hyannis Airport – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
October 7, 2015 By
Hyannis Airport – Cape Cod, Massachusetts
The airport opened n 1928. It was expanded and used by the military during World War II. Although located in the town of Hyannis, Massachusetts, today it is known as Barnstable Municipal Airport.
Vintage Post Card View Of Hyannis Airport
Hyannis, Massachusetts – Cape Cod
Postcard view showing a Northeast Airlines plane.
Municipal Airport – Caribou, Maine
October 6, 2015 By
Municipal Airport – Caribou, Maine
Vintage Post Card View Of The Municipal Airport.
Caribou, Maine
Vintage Hillsgrove R.I. Airport Post Cards
April 26, 2015 By
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Hillsgrove Airport Dedication
Vintage Hillsgrove Airport Postcard.
Today known as T.F. Green State Airport – Warwick, R.I.
Old Airport Terminal at T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, R.I.
(Replaced by Current Terminal.)
Martha’s Vineyard Airport
October 6, 2015 By
Martha’s Vineyard Airport
Massachusetts
The airport was opened in 1942 as an auxiliary air field for the U.S. Navy to train pilots for overseas duty. After the war it was used for civilian aviation.
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Vintage Post Card View Of
Martha’s Vineyard Airport
Vintage Post Card View Of
Martha’s Vineyard Airport
Postcard view of a Northeast Airlines plane at Martha’s Vineyard.
Brainard Field, Hartford, CT.
October 6, 2015 By
Brainard Field – Hartford, Connecticut
Today known as Hartford-Brainard Airport, located three miles from Downtown Hartford, Connecticut.
The airfield opened in 1921, and is said to the the first municipal airfield in the United States.
Charles Lindbergh landed the Spirit of St. Louis here after making his world famous transatlantic flight in 1927.
Early Post Card View Of Brainard Field,
Hartford, Connecticut
Linen Post Card Brainard Field, Connecticut
Former T.F. Green Airport Terminal, R.I.
October 4, 2015 By
Former Airport Terminal at T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, R.I. (Replaced by Current Terminal.)
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Vintage St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Airport
October 3, 2015 By
Vintage St. Johnsbury, Vermont, Airport
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St. Johnsbury Airport Dedication Postal Cover
1930s Post Card View Of
St. Johnsbury, Vt. Airport
Vintage Claremont, N.H. Airport
October 3, 2015 By
Vintage Claremont, New Hampshire, Airport
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1930s Post Card View Of The
Claremont, New Hampshire, Airport.
Vintage Concord, N.H. Airport
October 3, 2015 By
Concord, New Hampshire, Airport
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1930s Post Card View Of
Concord, New Hampshire, Airport.
