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| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | The ceremony marking the first Wisconsin Central Airlines flight at Madison. Margaret "Mickey" Morey, the wife of Howard Morey, is about to cut the ribbon.... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a new landing strip at Truax Field as photographed from a low-flying airplane. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | A Wisconsin Air National Guard F-89 Scorpion at Truax Field. Armaments for this fighter included two air-to-air rockets capable of being armed with nuclear... |
| Date: | 11 08 1956 |
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| Description: | The first F-102 jet arrives at Truax Field. |
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| Description: | The new passenger terminal at Truax Field, also known as Madison Municipal Airport. At the back is an outdoor observation deck and a view of the original W... |
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| Description: | Radar equipment at Truax Field, formerly Madison Municipal Airport. |
| Date: | 04 10 1943 |
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| Description: | Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1 with 5 fire fighter crash crew members and their truck. |
| Date: | 04 10 1943 |
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| Description: | Truax Army Air Field Fire Station #1, with fire fighters and their trucks. |
| Date: | 11 17 1937 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of Legionnaires at the Royal Airport. Also shows two automobiles, an airplane and the Morey Airplane hanger. |
| Date: | 09 12 1937 |
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| Description: | Max McCotter standing beside his Aeronca airplane at the Royal Airport. Taken for the Pure Oil Company. |
| Date: | 09 12 1937 |
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| Description: | Close-up view of Max McCotter standing beside his Aeronca airplane at the Royal Airpor. Taken for the Pure Oil Company. |
| Date: | 07 14 1935 |
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| Description: | View across field towards a crowd at Royal Airport for Jimmie Allen model airplane flight contest and Air Circus at Royal Airport. |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Kroger air show. Panoramic view of the Madison Airport, end of North street at Coolidge, from across the field. |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Kroger air show, panoramic view of the Madison Airport, end of North street at Coolidge, from across the field. |
| Date: | 05 06 1934 |
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| Description: | Kroger air show, panoramic view of the Madison Airport, end of North street at Coolidge, and neighboring houses from across the field. |
| Date: | 08 16 1932 |
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| Description: | Four children are looking at the ruins of the Royal Airport hangar after a fire. |
| Date: | 08 16 1932 |
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| Description: | People looking at the ruins of the Royal Airport hangar and office after a fire. Viewed from the southwest. |
| Date: | 08 16 1932 |
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| Description: | Ruins of the Royal Airport hangar after a fire. Viewed from the road. |
| Date: | 05 30 1931 |
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| Description: | Official coroner's view of Travelair biplane crash at Madison Airport with buildings and cars in the background. Lawrence Fishnich, pilot, and two passenge... |
| Date: | 10 01 1930 |
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| Description: | Merle Buck and a dog in the cabin of "Miss Madison," a TravelAire airplane, at the Madison airport. |
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