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Billy
Phipps my Cousin and my Fathers Nephew grew up around Seaplanes and the Dobbs Ferry Base. |
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Gus Rabe above in front
of hanger C. 1940 |
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Kay
Holmes with student, on Hudson River; C. 1940 |
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During
the Spring and Summer of 1940 there was much flying activity and the local newspapers covered it all, the weekend crowds enjoyed coming down to the docks and watching the yellow Cubs taking off and landing; Afterall it was still the age of the Flying Boats and record breaking flights. Captain Ed Musick of Pan American only five years before Piloted a giant Martin M- 130 Flying Boat the China Clipper from San Francisco to Manila in 59 hrs & 48 min. and again two years later extending the flight to Hong Kong with the S-42 Flying Boat the Hong Kong Clipper. Yes Americans were enjoying a love affair with Seaplanes and flying in general. The Civil Aviation Agency (CAA) predecessor of todays FAA actively promoted a chain of Amphibian and Seaplane Bases from Canada to New York City. Operations at the Dobbs Ferry Base were growing by the year and had expanded to operate three Floatplanes by the Summer of 1940. |
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