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“Turns Pasture Into a Modern Flying Field” – 1941

October 22, 2016Andrew

Source: Rockford Morning Star August 17, 1941

Donated from saved newspaper clipping, by Jef Benedetti

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Addresses, Airplanes, Airport, General, Schools, U.S. Mail, War Time "barnstormer", "part cow pasture and part cornstalks", 130 acres of airport proper, 14th year of operation, 23 planes based at airport, 300 persons taught to fly, A. L. Bergom, airport since April 1928, airways communication station, Al/ St. John, army and nacy air corps, Bert "Fish" Hassell, C. J. Richards, CAA Flight Training Program, Charles Kalb, civil aeronautics authority, four flight instructors, Fred E. Machesney, G. W. Trumbel, gov't owned teletype system, government pilot-training program, has carried 29000 passengers, Howard Adams, in conjunction with Beloit College, Jef Benedetti, Machesney started flying in 1919, now has 4360 hours of flying time, old Miller field, on North Second street road, Parker D. Cramer, pilot training school, private - military and commercial planes, provided airmail service to Rockford, R. P. Turnbull, Richard S. Day, takeoff site for the Rockford-Stockholm Flight, Turns pasture into modern flying field, weather conditions reported, William G. Hanlon, without government subsidy, WWII

“First Ships in Big Air Armada Due at 7 A.M.” – 1941

September 27, 2016September 27, 2016Andrew

Source: Rockford Morning Star August 17, 1941

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Airplanes, Chamber of Commerce, General, Radio, Rockford Police Dept. "fly-in breakfast", 1941, 3 planes now based at Machesney field, 75 - 100 expected there this morning, Al/ St. John, Brig. Gen. John M. Willis, Chamber of Commerce, Charles F. Brown, Charles kalb. Jr., Chief of Police Charles G. Manson, commanding general of Camp Grant, First ships in Big Air Armada, four flight instructors, Howard Adams, Jef Benedetti, land at Machesney airport, many types of planes, Mayor C. Bloom, North 2nd Street road, private airplane owners, Radio Station WROK, Richard S. Day, Rockford Chamber of Commerce, Stanton K. Smith

“They’ve Taught 300 to Fly at Machesney Airport” – 1941

September 12, 2016Andrew

Source: Rockford Morning Star Aug. 17, 1941

Donation from Jef Benedetti

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Airport, General 1941, 23 planes now based at the air field, 5o planes due to land today, Al/ St. John, and his four flight instructors, Charles kalb. Jr., Howard Adams, learned to fly, more than 300 persons, more than 50000 passengers landed at machesney, Richard S. Day, Since machesney established the airport in 1928, under direction of Fred E. Machesney

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