Dennison Airport
Airport in Quincy, Massachusetts
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Dennison Airport was an airfield operational in the mid-20th century in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
Dennison Airport | |
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| Summary | |
| Operator | Private |
| Location | Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Built | Unknown |
| In use | 1926-Before 1941 |
| Occupants | Private |
| Elevation AMSL | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°17′26.62″N 71°1′30.16″W |
 Interactive map of Dennison Airport | |
History
In 1927, a small civilian airfield was established at Squantum near the intersection of East Squantum Street and Quincy Shore Drive. Amelia Earhart, when she lived in Medford, Massachusetts, was a share-holding director and helped finance the construction of the airport. She also flew on the first official flight out of the airport on September 3, 1927.[2][3] On September 28, 1927, Thea Rasche, a famous German aviator, crashed at Dennison Airport while attempting to land her Flamingo biplane [4] The plane was damaged, but Rasche was uninjured. Dennison Airport closed down in 1942[1] and its land was taken over by the Navy for the expansion of the Naval Air Station Squantum.
