Photograph
Curtiss-Wright Field
| A scene at Curtiss-Wright Field in Milwaukee. Pictured are Arthur D. Gaspar, a Waukesha funeral director, and Paul Trier, the pilot of the Curtiss Thrush. The two men worked with the airport management to establish a pioneering ambulance service for the area. |
| Image ID: | 10537 |
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| Creation Date: | 03 17 1931 |
| Creator Name: | O'Brien, Warren S., Waukesha, Wisconsin |
| City: | Milwaukee |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | O'Brien family collection, circa 1880-2000 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6027 Box 2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 8 x 7 inches |
| Curtiss Wright Airport, a commercial field northwest of Milwaukee, was established in 1929 as part of a national chain of airports affiliated with the Curtiss-Wright Company. In one of the great ironies of aviation history, the Curtiss and Wright companies merged in 1929. (Neither were still owned by their founders at that time). The Curtiss-Wright name gave the Milwaukee field a certain cachet, although it was insufficient to overcome the adverse effects of the Depression. As a result, only one hangar was constructed. Nevertheless, Curtiss-Wright Field was a favorite site for Wisconsin air shows, and in 1953 the field (by then known as Timmerman Field) was the site of the first fly-in of the Experimental Aircraft Association. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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