Quad City International Airport

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, Commercial, History, Art & Architecture, Photography
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Author: David T. Coopman ISBN: 9781439640920
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: May 9, 2011
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Language: English
Author: David T. Coopman
ISBN: 9781439640920
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: May 9, 2011
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Language: English
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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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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