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07232 Airplanes on flooded airfield 04-13-1961.PNG

2022.5005.043 -1923.jpg
Run-down air mail hangar and water tower in background

2022.5005.046 - Emile Berliner 1920.jpg
Emile Berliner on the right

1988_012_006 Brinckerhoff Fleet Trainer 1930s c.jpg

1988_005_026 Brinckerhoff Fly Service Plans 1940s-50s.jpg

2003_006_011 1939 Brinckerhoff Flying Service Hangars.jpg
Airport manager George Brinckerhof used the three remaining Army Aviation School hangars to store his planes for the Brinckerhoff Flying Service. He taught many people to fly, including University of Maryland students who served during World War Two.…

2024_0001_038 Brinckerhoff Flying Service plane in snow 1940s c.jpg
Equipped for all weathers

1988_005_026 Brinckerhoff Fly Service Plans 1940s-50s.jpg
Ready for lessons!

2024_0002_034 1928 Radio Tower and Shack.jpg
The National Bureau of Standards erected a radio tower and radio houses to develop navigational aids that would enable pilots to fly "blind", meaning without good visibility. They were based here between 1928-1931.

MASTER-1991_016_339.jpg
CAP Building on left? Hap Arnold Building?
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