LEWES SUSSEX COUNTY AIRPORT

SUSSEX COUNTY AIRPORT 1941

Did you know, that in 1941, Lewes, was in line for the Sussex County Airport that is now

located at Georgetown >. Here is a part of that story.

Delaware WPA administrator, Benjamin Ableman, made a proposal before the Lewes

Chamber of Commerce the the Civil Aeronautics Airport of Sussex County be built

at Lewes with WPA and CAA funds. He told that after being built the airport would

become the towns property with earnings thereof, but must agree to be made available

to the IU. S. Government in an emergency.

The Georgetown site was approved last spring but the Levy Court turned it down because

they did not feel it's location was in the interest of National Defense.

$286.500 is approved for the WPA and CAA will furnish $160,000 and it is thought a

site near the new Army and Navy fortifications at Lewes and Rehoboth will well serve

National Defense requirements.

A site of 350 to 400 acres is needed for it to have four 4000 foot runways.

Source: Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Maryland , November 2, 1941.