Wooden propeller
This propeller was made from walnut wood in the early days of American aviation.It is believed that it became cracked during a "hard landing" crash in 1928 at the Barren Island Airport operated by Paul Rizzo on land that later became Floyd Bennett Field.
Floyd Bennett Field was opened as New York first municipal airport on May 33rd,1931.Throughout the 1930s it was the site of many important first and record-breaking fights,which helped to advance aviation technology during the "Golden Age of Aviation."In 1941 Floyd Bennett Field was sold to the United States Navy and became Naval Air Station-New York.During WW2,Floyd Bennett Field was the busiest naval air station in the United States.The field was used for training and antisubmarine patrol flights.It was also the home of the Naval Ferry Command which was responsible for the acceptance,commissioning,and ferrying of naval aircraft from the factories to the fleet.
Wooden propeller
This propeller was made from walnut wood in the early days of American aviation.It is believed that it became cracked during a "hard landing" crash in 1928 at the Barren Island Airport operated by Paul Rizzo on land that later became Floyd Bennett Field.
Floyd Bennett Field was opened as New York first municipal airport on May 33rd,1931.Throughout the 1930s it was the site of many important first and record-breaking fights,which helped to advance aviation technology during the "Golden Age of Aviation."In 1941 Floyd Bennett Field was sold to the United States Navy and became Naval Air Station-New York.During WW2,Floyd Bennett Field was the busiest naval air station in the United States.The field was used for training and antisubmarine patrol flights.It was also the home of the Naval Ferry Command which was responsible for the acceptance,commissioning,and ferrying of naval aircraft from the factories to the fleet.