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The National Bureau of Standards used one of the Army Aviation School hangars to store planes for use in the development of radio navigational aids for "blind flying." The first "completely blind" flight took place at College Park in August 1929.

College Park Airport experienced severe flooding in August 1961. Most of the airfield was under water, right up to the railroad.

This was not the first time that College Park was affected by adverse weather. In 1942, it was hit with around two…

Airport manager George Brinckerhoff added a small gold course to the airfield. He would often play a hole or two with his students after a flying lesson.

Ercoupe test flown here in 1937 and Ercoupe no. 1 owned by Brinckerhoff