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F. Air Travel

A Helicopter Rescue Squad From Shaw Air Force Base | History Of SC Slide Collection
A Helicopter Rescue Squad From Shaw Air Force Base | History Of SC Slide Collection

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A helicopter rescue squad from Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter lands in a swamp for a rescue mission in 1956. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.
Charleston's Municipal Airport | History Of SC Slide Collection
Charleston's Municipal Airport | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Charleston's Municipal Airport, on the grounds of the old colonial French Botanical Gardens, had its start in 1929 under the administration of Mayor Thomas P. Stoney. By 1945, the air age was well...
Paratroop Transport Planes At Shaw Air Force Base | History Of SC Slide Collection
Paratroop Transport Planes At Shaw Air Force Base | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Paratroop transport planes are lined up at Shaw Field, near Sumter, around 1940. Courtesy of the Sumter County Museum Archives.
Owen's Field, The First Air Express Out Of Columbia | History Of SC Slide Collection
Owen's Field, The First Air Express Out Of Columbia | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The first air express out of Columbia, at Owens Field, 1936. Mayor L.B. Owens poses with M.A. Shepard and Robert Reed, pilot and co-pilot. The plane was owned by Delta Airlines. Courtesy of the South...
A Hydroplane Lands In Charleston Harbor | History Of SC Slide Collection
A Hydroplane Lands In Charleston Harbor | History Of SC Slide Collection

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A hydroplane lands in the Charleston harbor around 1940. Courtesy of the Charleston Museum, Charleston, South Carolina.
Formal Opening Of the Greenville Municipal Airport | History Of SC Slide Collection
Formal Opening Of the Greenville Municipal Airport | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The Furman University Band performed at the formal opening of the Greenville Municipal Airport, November 1928. Band members reportedly went aloft in the Ford tri-motored plane in the background,...
Dedication Of Woodward Airport | History Of SC Slide Collection
Dedication Of Woodward Airport | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Dedication of Woodward Airport, just outside of Camden, in Kershaw County, 1929. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
South Carolina's First Airplane | History Of SC Slide Collection
South Carolina's First Airplane | History Of SC Slide Collection

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This airplane--thought to be South Carolina's first - was purchased in 1911 for $1,000 by William Murchison of Dillon, and F.E. Rowe and C.W. Dudley of Bennettsville. It was assembled in Hamer's...
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