Moving to the Shushan Airport
This file appears in: End of the Wedell-Williams Air Service
The Shushan Airport was closer to the heart of New Orleans, giving it the edge over the Wedell-Williams Airport. After the air service moved, the Jefferson Airport became an emergency landing field.
Image courtesy of the Wedell-Williams Memorial Foundation and the Louisiana State Museum
This file appears in: End of the Wedell-Williams Air Service
End of the Wedell-Williams Air Service
The Air Service hit its height in 1933 and 1934, but it experienced a period of decline partially due to the construction of the Shushan Airport in November 1933. The air service took a bigger hit…