National Air and Space Museum Archives

Floyd Bennett Airport Photo Album [Coles]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2019.0046
Creators:
Coles, Victor
Dates:
1937
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.13 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
This collection consists of a photo album containing photographs taken by Victor Coles of Floyd Bennett Airport and aircraft, 1937.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a 5.5 by 6.5 inch photo album, containing 3 by 5 inch black and white photographs taken by Victor Coles of Floyd Bennett Airport and the following aircraft, 1937: Seversky P-35; Boeing P-12; Curtiss P-6E Hawk; Curtiss O-1G Falcon; Boeing Y1B-9A (Model 246); Keystone B-3A (LB-10A); Curtiss SOC-1 Seagull; Vought SBU-2; Grumman XSF-2; Grumman XFF-1; Curtiss F7C-1 Seahawk; Curtiss F11C-2 (BFC-2) Goshawk; Boeing XF6B-1 (XBFB-1, Model 236); Consolidated (Fleet) N2Y-1; Martin (Glenn L.) T4M-1 (Model 74); Bellanca XRE-2; Berliner-Joyce XFJ-2; Northrop XFT-1; Douglas RD Dolphin (USCG); Grumman JF-2 Duck (USCG); Curtiss Condor BT-32 Export Bomber (Condor II); Bellanca Bomber; Lockheed Model 5B Vega "Winnie Mae"; Vultee V1-A; Burnelli (Upperçu-Burnelli) UB-14; Granville, Miller, and De Lackner R-6H "QED"/"Conquistador del Cielo; Granville Gee Bee Super Sportster; Lockheed Model 10-E Electra; and Sikorsky S-38 "Osa's Ark."

Arrangement

Arrangement
Just one item.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield located in southeast Brooklyn, New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay. Named after noted North Pole aviator Floyd Bennett, the airport was dedicated on June 26, 1930, and officially opened to commercial flights on May 23, 1931. Despite the exceptional quality of its facilities, Bennett Field never received much commercial traffic, and it was used instead for general aviation. During the interwar period, dozens of aviation records were set by aviators flying to or from Bennett Field. Commercial aviation activity at Bennett Field ceased in 1939, and the Navy gained ownership of the field in 1941.

Administration

Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Victor Coles, Gift, Unknown, NASM.2019.0046
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2019.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Preferred Citation
Floyd Bennett Field Photo Album [Coles], NASM.2019.0046, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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