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Images of Aviation, Quad City International Airport
in Images of Aviation (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
In 1922, three men were so captivated with flying they leased 30 acres of cow pasture south of Moline to serve as a landing field. Other early aviators and barnstormers began using Franing Field, and it soon became known as Moline Airport. The field hosted the Ford Reliability Tour four times, served as part of th...
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in Images of Aviation (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2011), 128 page(s),
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
Source: www.arcadiapublishing.com
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In 1922, three men were so captivated with flying they leased 30 acres of cow pasture south of Moline to serve as a landing field. Other early aviators and barnstormers began using Franing Field, and it soon became known as Moline Airport. The field hosted the Ford Reliability Tour four times, served as part of the original New York to Dallas airmail route, had passenger service as early as 1927, became one of Illinois's largest Works Progress Ad...
In 1922, three men were so captivated with flying they leased 30 acres of cow pasture south of Moline to serve as a landing field. Other early aviators and barnstormers began using Franing Field, and it soon became known as Moline Airport. The field hosted the Ford Reliability Tour four times, served as part of the original New York to Dallas airmail route, had passenger service as early as 1927, became one of Illinois's largest Works Progress Administration projects, weathered financial struggles and a battle with neighboring Davenport, Iowa, over which community would possess the area's commercial airport, and has enjoyed constant growth and updates for both airline and general aviation traffic. This collection of historical photographs and images will present the people, planes, events, and development of that former pastureland into today's modern Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport for passenger traffic in the state of Illinois.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Series
Images of Aviation
Topic / Theme
Airplanes, Modes of transportation, Public buildings
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 by David T. Coopman
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Arcadia Publishing
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