RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION - Genesee County

some history - until municipal airport established. 1-31-1945RUTH McEVOY COLLECTIONSUBJECT TEXT DATEAirport (cont) Airport officials to inspect sites here - map state sites. 6-2-1945Airport activities expanded - facilities added. 6-18-1945History to date. 6-18-1945Half page ad: Victory Air Show Sept. 8 & 9. 9-6-1945Pictures: Air show - 6,000 attended. 9-10-1945Area can get federal funds for flying school if field established -courses for veterans. 5-2-1946William Bennett and Robert Burns offer service - trips - lessons. 5-27-1946Airport getting new hangar - Loren Pickard buying new plane. 8-1-1946Engineers surveying airport. 8-29-1946Pictures at airport. 8-31-1946Airport school applies for permit to teach under GI Bill. 10-26-1946100 vets ready for airport school. 2-6-1947Details of airport for C of C. 10-1-1945Mayor to name unit to study airport proposal. 12-19-1945City approves contract for airport area survey. 9-5-1946Survey shows airport cost $226,000. 12-20-1946GI aviation school ready soon. 2-6-1947Flying school approved - class forming. 10-30-1947Julie Ledbetter, former WASP, to teach in flying school. 7-10-1947Air cadet class starting. 4-16-1948Woman instructor at airport. 5-4-1948County has 25 planes registered with CAA. 7-28-1948"Batavia" painted on roof of Massey-Harris by Flying Club. 6-26-1948Flying Club paints name "Batavia" and arrow on roof of Massey-Harris todirect fliers to airport. 6-26-1948Airport reportedly for sale as farming area. 7-16-1949Gilbert Chapell of Elba buys airport - plans development. 8-15-1949Gilbert Chapell of Elba buys airport property of Dansville Flying Service -which has owned and operated airport since organized 5 years ago. 8-15-1949Tomlinson lands Military Air Transport plane at airport. 10-7-1949Civil Air Patrol formed at airport. 3-28-1951Trietley on airport and Gilbert M. Chapell, manager. 5-26-1951CAA says Batavia should have better airport. 7-5-1951History - pictures of Batavia Airport, Gilbert Chappel owner. 5-26-1951Supervisors watching airport plans develop. 12-22-1951Fly-in breakfast for airport planned. 5-9-1955Jaycees have Fly-in breakfast on Sunday. 8-9-1956Batavia Squadron Civil Air Patrol has Fly-in breakfast. 6-4-1957Loren Clor of Clor's Grocery buying 30 year old "pusher" Curtis flying boat. 4-5-1958Batavia Airport Fly-in breakfast June 15. 5-24-195880 planes fly in. 6-16-1958Four in McKinney family killed in take-off. 10-15-1958Committee seeking funds to develop. 4-4-1962Long range airport plans studied. 1-25-1962Jetport proposed. 1-26-1962Federal officials find idea of jetport "interesting." 1-26, 30-1962Rochester and Buffalo both oppose jetport here. 1-30-1962