This got thru to me John
Bob Parkison
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From: "John Fleming" <john(a)wa9als.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 6:33 AM
To: <inshelby(a)rootsweb.com>
Subject: [INSHELBY] Help with old Shelbyville airports (third try)
This is my third try at making this post. The previous ones have
just
disappeared - no bounceback or error messages. They did have a new
animated .gif in the signature, so maybe rootsweb didn't like that.
Hopefully this will make it through:
My hope is that a few of you have good memories, and that a couple of you
are interested in aviation! While at the local airport recently, I was
given 3 items - an Addison township plat map reportedly from 1940, and
photos of two airports.
We have a modern airport here now at 350N and 100W. We now boast a 5000
ft runway that can accommodate large business jets, at least. There is a
very nice, modern terminal building. This geographic site's history goes
way back to the time that the field (grass then) was an emergency landing
site, for postal carriers, I think. There remains a large concrete arrow
that pointed to the next waypoint for the pilots.
However, another airport existed in the 1950s, and I remember my dad
taking me there to see a friend's airplane. This airport was located on
Amos Rd, SOUTH of 44. You can see a photo of the site here. This is
looking slightly NE along Amos Rd toward 44. Amos Rd used to take a jog
where it went over the RR, but it was later straightened. The land in the
photo has since been replaced with housing additions and Loper Elementary
school. Apparently the name of the airport was SUCO or SUCCO, and the S
stood for one of the founders named Sullivan.
Later the old emergency field at 350N/100W was upgraded, and this photo
was taken in the 1960s. This is the site of the present airport, and the
old terminal building/hangar is still there. The modern terminal is a
separate building.
The 1940 Addison Township map shows a third airport ("Municipel Airport"
[spelling per map]). A study of the map indicates that the RR shown
running SW->NE is along IN 44. The N-S road on the east border of the
airport is 325E, and the north border is German Rd or 100N. The southern
portion of this property is now Carter Lumber, and the north portion is
still farmland. Phyllis and I live in the plat labeled "Moberly" on 350E
(east portion of plat 26), so this is very close to our house!
Does anyone know anything about this "Municipel Airport" at 325E and 100N
(German Rd)? Mrs. Maurice Kuhn still lives on the west half of plat 26
(labeled "Kuhn), so Phyllis is planning on asking her if she remembers an
airport there.
Thanks - John Fleming
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