Aviation
Dublin Core
Title
Aviation
Description
Photos and newspaper articles which depict Olean's aviation history.
Format
Photos and artifacts
Collection Items
Welcome to the Olean Municipal Airport - The Highest and Friendliest Airport in New York State.
An informational brochure which provides information and the services available at the Olean Municipal Airport.
Olean Municipal Airport
$2000 Sign Donated to Publicize Airport. The signed was donated by Donald Howe, owner of Don's-Ganoung Signs.
Aviation Committee Picks Out Location Just West Of City
"A plateau west of Olean, between West State and Buffalo Streets in Allegany Township, is the most suitable site in this section for a class 3 airport..."
Postwar Airport Planned Jointly By Olean and Salamanca.
A 1944 newspaper article which announces a local airport will be built "in the fertile Allegheny Valley on the South Nine Mile west of the village of Allegany."
Passenger helicopter service in Olean
Two newspaper articles that discuss helicopter service that would depart from Olean. The proposed route would go from Buffalo Municipal Airport, Orchard Park, East Aurora, Franklinville, Salamanca, and Olean. The article states that "the appearance…
Transcontinental flyer Cal Rodgers takes off from Olean, September 24, 1911. He grazed a haystack at the end of the runway, note the clump of hay hanging from the tail section.
Calbraith Perry Rodgers (January 12, 1879 – April 3, 1912) was an American aviation pioneer. He made the first transcontinental airplane flight across the U.S. from September 11, 1911, to November 5, 1911, with dozens of stops, both intentional and…
Willard in a Curtiss Biplane at Olean
A postcard which depicts a plane taking off from the Olean Fair Grounds.