REHOBOTH
AIRPORT
THIRD
ANNUAL “ SUMMER ROUNDUP”
SEPTEMBER
17 & 18, 1949
A
Cape Gazette “Viewpoint” photo of 1949 Rehoboth Airport,
recently
shows the airport and a lot of 'dot's' that turn out to be
small
aircraft,
if magnified, parked around the airport runways.
Questioned
at Arby's 8 am coffee by Warren Walls, an instant
research
has been made.
The
Friday, September 9, 1949. Wilmington News Journal reports
that
on Saturday, September 17 & 18, 1949, 800 private planes
are to converge on Rehoboth Airport for the third annual “Summer
Roundup”
of
the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Edmund
Chamberlain, Rehoboth Airport manager, has been
informed
by the AOPA that 800 aircraft, bringing some 2000 persons
are
expected. The Chamber of Commerce through May Hall McCabe,
the
service clubs of town will make overnight preparations and the
parking
of
the aircraft as they land.
This year is also the 10th anniversary of the AOPA.
Saturday
night there were ten bonfires for a beach party dinner.
There
was an air show by the Delaware National Guard with the F-47
fighters
from New Castle airport.
Also
in the picture you will see a larger aircraft on the north to south
runway,
a two engine passenger plane, which is more than likely an
All
American Airways flight that began to use Rehoboth Airport in
May
of 1949 after the Delaware Power & Light, the Diamond State
Telephone
Companies relocated overhead service wires, so the large
DC-3
passenger plane could land and take off safely.
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