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Re: Floyd Bennett Field in NYC, and Warbird accessability
Posted by Paul on Fri Oct 18, 2002 07:22:05 AM
In reply top Floyd Bennett Field in NYC, and Warbird accessability posted by Ryan Keough on Thu Oct 17, 2002 11:57:49 PM
: I have been looking through some pages and have come acros
: s mention of some activity of warbirds at Floyd Bennett Fi
: eld in NYC. Now, I have seen where this field is no longer
: in public use, but it seems as though David Tallechet has
: had some dealings there in the past (some sites I have se
: en pictures of the 'Belle and his B-25 stored there) in ad
: dition to the current activity with the C-97 and the C-54
: belonging to the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation.
:
: Does anyone know who is in control of this location with s
: uch an enviable proximity to NYC? It would be terrific to
: bring together a group of important aircraft and build a y
: early aviation event there to bring out the youth of the c
: ity which may never be able to see such things if we didn'
: t make it easy for them to hop on the subway to get there.
:
:
: I only mention this because I see how well the Collings Fo
: undation B-17 and B-24 draw urban dwellers when they land
: at airports close to downtown. The only way for us to pass
: the history of our veterans through the aircraft they fle
: w is to get the youth of the world interested and that req
: uires them to be accessible.
:
: For our friends on the other side of the pond, has anythin
: g like this been done in London? We all realize Duxford is
: a mecca, but have groups like the BoBMF or Breitling Figh
: ters come to a location closer to downtown to draw the inn
: er-city youth out to see history close up? I am not too fa
: miliar with London, but would City Center airport work for
: such a thing? Merely thoughts.
:
: All I know is that if it hadn't been for a group of caring
: vets and a B-17 named Fuddy Duddy near my hometown, my st
: ory as a teenager may have been a much more tragic one. Ai
: rplanes truly steered me in the right course and I would h
: ope we can do the same for others.
Hi Ryan,
Maybe the following sites would be of some help: www.airnav.com/airport/ny22
www.aviationtrail.net/
Regards,
Paul(a one time visitor of the '99 Wings of Eagles Air Show at Elmira...!)
The Netherlands