From Nether Providence through the years compiled by: J. Mervyn Harris, President of Nether Providence Historical Society. Nether Providence had an aviation field on fifty acres between Beatty and Turner Roads, just off Baltimore Pike. The Media Flying Field was opened in 1924. It was operated by the Media Businessmens Association and was the setting of one of the nations earliest air shows. More importantly, it was the site of Delaware Countys first air mail flight. Air mail in the United States started in 1918, but had not been tried in Delaware County. The postmaster of Media, Matthew C. Fox, Jr., and the postmaster of Wallingford, Stafford Parker, undertook an experiment with airmail on May 19, 1938 from the aviation field. Nether Providence and Media students left school to witness the event, the two high school bands played and four Navy pursuit planes encircled the field. At one oclock an Autogyro took off with mail for the 30th Street Post Office in Philadelphia. The take-off was fine, but it was unable to land at the Philadelphia Post Office. Proving to be impractical, the project ended, never to be considered again.
Posted on: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:57:29 +0000
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