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Directed By: John Ryan
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Release Date: 2010-01-16
Running Time: 0:21
Content Rating: U (universal)
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DVD Region: 1 - U.S., Canada, U.S. Territories
Media Format: NTSC-DVD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Audio Language(s): English
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Genres: Documentary >> Aviation |
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The Simsbury Airport has been around since the early years of aviation and
saw its first airplane in the late 1920s. An interesting piece of aviation
history could be found on rooftops. To help pilots navigate in the 1920's
very large arrows would be painted on the tops of roofs pointing pilots to
nearby airports helping to guide them to their destination. The Collins
Company in Canton had one of these arrows painted on its roof, pointing
towards pilots of the past to Simsbury Airport. Norman Rockwell could have
painted the Simsbury Airport with its quaint small-town New England feel. On
many afternoons you can see fathers and sons sitting on the fence, watching
airplanes taking off or landing. This is where the dreams of flying and
becoming a pilot begin.
This airport, and all the ones like it, is part of our country's heritage.
This country has been a leader in aviation from the Wright brothers to
putting a man on the moon and small airports like the Simsbury Airport is
where it all starts.