MMK event centennial. © Moo Dog Press
“One of the first documented photos at the original airport location was on August 14, 1919, when an aircraft advertising the 1847 Rogers Bros. Silverware Co. and L. Bamberger & Co (current-day Macy’s) flew the first shipment of 125 pounds by air from any place in Connecticut.” As seen at Meriden Markham Municipal Airport
(Notice the details and fabrication of the aircraft; 1919, 100 years ago, and 54 years from the end of the Civil War.)
It’s been 100 years since this aircraft delivered cargo. Meriden Markham Airport, Meriden, Connecticut. Photo of historical image on site © Moo Dog Press