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- Aerial View, Opening of Curtiss-Reynolds Airport, Glenview, Illinois, 1929 - Navigating in an early airplane -- without the benefit of sophisticated cockpit instruments or radio communication -- wasn't easy. Many early pilots simply flew along railroads or highways to reach their destinations. Airports, like this one at Glenview, Illinois, painted their names in large letters on rooftops. It made their facilities easier to identify from the sky.
- October 20, 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Aerial View, Opening of Curtiss-Reynolds Airport, Glenview, Illinois, 1929
Navigating in an early airplane -- without the benefit of sophisticated cockpit instruments or radio communication -- wasn't easy. Many early pilots simply flew along railroads or highways to reach their destinations. Airports, like this one at Glenview, Illinois, painted their names in large letters on rooftops. It made their facilities easier to identify from the sky.