OurAirports: Comments on Kingston Airfield

[CA-0312] "More history" by david

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:59:17 -0400

Comment by @david on Kingston Airfield, Canada:

1,400 transient planes in one year during the 1930s:

http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1597301

[CA-0312] "re: Kingston's first airport, 1929-1942" by david

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:06:32 -0400

Comment by @david on Kingston Airfield, Canada:

Two more factoids about the Kingston Airfield:

Until 1931, the Kingston Airfield was also a regular stop-over point for airmail flights between Toronto and Montreal.

Billy Bishop (Canada's most famous World War I flying ace) was a frequent visitor and honorary member.

[CA-0312] "Kingston's first airport, 1929-1942" by david

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:59:42 -0400

Comment by @david on Kingston Airfield, Canada:

This was the (approximate) location of the Kingston Flying Club's original 1,200 ft grass strip, in what is now the Kingscourt subdivision, with St. Mary's Cemetary on the airstrip's its eastern boundary. The club lost its license after a crash in 1942. After World War II, the club resumed operations and moved to the newly-built military airfield that is now Norman Rogers Airport (CYGK).

http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1595422