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SI Airport
In her airplane; on September 4, 1911, at the Richmond County Fair, Staten
Island,
Harriet Quimby piloted her Moisant-built monoplane over the heads of the spectators
in the first night flight recorded by a woman. She was Wearing her
purple satin flying costume and made such a dramatic impression on the public
that she became the Dresden China Aviatrix.
Harry Bingham Brown with passenger Isabel
Patterson of Vancouver after breaking an
American altitude record (5,300 feet).
This photograph was taken at Staten Island, New York, on November 6, 1912
#2 Bus on Bay Street
Civil Air Patrol out of Miller Field, Don Speroni on the Wing,
Monroe Klein besides the plane and
Rodney Jaeger (of Jaeger furniture fame) in the cockpit
Mission was called Operation Survival East. Radiation testing
Don recently corrected my new book, where I state that we
had three airports on Staten Island.
There were actually four; Staten Island Municipal (begun by Ed
McCormick) east of Richmond Avenue,
Donovan-Hughes west side of Richmond Avenue, Miller Field in New Dorp
and a dirt strip in Travis (Richmond County Airport)
(check my Memories pages for Dons hilarious story about chasing golfers with his plane)
Jeff Guido's Dad at Staten Island Airport
Grasmere 1919
New Dorp Station
SIRT Ticket 1953
Brooklyn Ferry 69th Street Bay Ridge Brooklyn
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