Wedell-Williams Airport in Patterson, 1931
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The lettering on the roof of one of the hangars allowed pilots to easily identify the airport.
Image Courtesy of the E.F. Newman Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans
This file appears in: Origins of the Patterson Airport
Origins of the Patterson Airport
After the formation of the Wedell-Williams Air Service, Harry Williams established a base of operations on what was once Calumet Plantation by clearing a sugarcane field. This airport offered hangars and a grass landing field, but it also featured…