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Charlotte Municipal Airport [1]

The Charlotte Municpal Airport opened in 1937 under the auspices of the city of Charlotte.
During World War II, the United States Army Airforce  took over the management of the airport and established Morris Field Air Base in 1941. The airfield was used by the Third Airforce for antisubmarine patrols and training. After the war, a passenger terminal was added, and the airport was renamed the Douglas Municipal Airport in honor of Mayor Ben E. Douglas (1894-1981). Physical Description: 3x5 Publisher: Dixie News Company

Donated By: 
Flournoy
Object Year: 
1961
Photographer: 
Electric Studio, Davis & Morse
Prints Available: 
No
Exhibit & Section: 
Robinson-Spangler North Carolina Room Image Collection [2]
Charlotte Postcard Collection [3]
Tags: 
Airports [4]
Airports North Carolina Charlotte [5]
Transportation [6]
This node displays related exhibits: 
No
Image Collection Category: 
Charlotte Postcard Collection [7]
Image Collection Format: 
Postcard [8]
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/robinson-spangler-north-carolina-room-image-collection-charlotte-postcard-collection-365 [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/robinson-spangler-north-carolina-room-image-collection [3] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/charlotte-postcard-collection [4] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/airports [5] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/airports-north-carolina-charlotte [6] https://www.cmstory.org/tags/transportation [7] https://www.cmstory.org/image-collection-category/charlotte-postcard-collection [8] https://www.cmstory.org/image-collection-format/postcard