Dennison Airport | |
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Summary | |
Operator | Private |
Location | Quincy, Massachusetts |
Built | Unknown |
In use | 1926-Before 1941 |
Occupants | Private |
Elevation AMSL | 3 ft / 1 m |
Coordinates | 42°17′26.62″N 71°1′30.16″W / 42.2907278°N 71.0250444°W |
Dennison Airport was an airfield operational in the mid-20th century in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. [1]
In 1927, a small civilian airfield was established at Squantum near the intersection of East Squantum Street and Quincy Shore Drive. Amelia Earhart, when she lived in Medford, Massachusetts, was a share-holding director and helped finance the construction of the airport. She also flew on the first official flight out of the airport on September 3, 1927. [2] [3] On September 28, 1927, Thea Rasche, a famous German aviator, crashed at Dennison Airport while attempting to land her Flamingo biplane [4] The plane was damaged, but Rasche was uninjured. Dennison Airport closed down in 1942 [1] and its land was taken over by the Navy for the expansion of the Naval Air Station Squantum.
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Dennison Airport | |
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Summary | |
Operator | Private |
Location | Quincy, Massachusetts |
Built | Unknown |
In use | 1926-Before 1941 |
Occupants | Private |
Elevation AMSL | 3 ft / 1 m |
Coordinates | 42°17′26.62″N 71°1′30.16″W / 42.2907278°N 71.0250444°W |
Dennison Airport was an airfield operational in the mid-20th century in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. [1]
In 1927, a small civilian airfield was established at Squantum near the intersection of East Squantum Street and Quincy Shore Drive. Amelia Earhart, when she lived in Medford, Massachusetts, was a share-holding director and helped finance the construction of the airport. She also flew on the first official flight out of the airport on September 3, 1927. [2] [3] On September 28, 1927, Thea Rasche, a famous German aviator, crashed at Dennison Airport while attempting to land her Flamingo biplane [4] The plane was damaged, but Rasche was uninjured. Dennison Airport closed down in 1942 [1] and its land was taken over by the Navy for the expansion of the Naval Air Station Squantum.
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