Mantup Airfield, Putnam, Connecticut

Mantup Airfield, Putnam, Connecticut

     Mantup Airfield evolved at the Mantup Farm located in the Gary section of Putnam. Connecticut.  The make-shift airport appears to have been established in the late 1920s as a venue for airshows, “barnstormers”, parachute drops, and plane rides.  By the summer of 1930, the airfield had to compete with the newly established Israel Putnam Airport located at the Putnam/Pomfret town line.    Mantup Field was eventually eclipsed by the newer airport, and ceased operations by the mid-1930s.     

Crash at Mantup Airport – April 23, 1929     

Crash at Mantup Airport – November 18, 1929

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Putnam Patriot
May 9, 1929

Windham County Observer
November 5, 1930

Windham County Observer
September 14, 1932

Putnam Patriot
August 23, 1934

 

RICON Airport Original Building

RICON Airport original Hangar, Coventry, Rhode Island

RICON Airport original Hangar, Coventry, Rhode Island

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Providence Airport – Seekonk, MA

Providence Airport – Seekonk, Massachusetts

     The former Providence Airport, built about 1929 to service the City of Providence, Rhode Island, was actually located on Fall River Avenue, (Route 6) in the neighboring town of Seekonk, Massachusetts. 

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(Also note Pothier Field in Warwick, R.I., indicated on map.)  

1930 Map Of The Providence Airport in Seekonk, Massachusetts.

1930 Map Of The Providence Airport in Seekonk, Massachusetts.

 

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