Volume 7 , Issue 19

1935 - Waynoka Port Work Started - Towers are Shipped To Fort Worth...

ARC News -- dated 19 July 1935 -- "Towers at the Transcontinental Western Airport at Waynoka have been dismantled and haved been shipped to Fort Worth to complete the first step in a change which may make the Waynoka port one of the keys in a nation-wide air safety system. By October 1, a government crew will be moved in to Waynoka to set up the radio 'cluster.' Work on the radio station will be completed within 60 days after it is started and it will be opened on January 1.

Part of New U. S. Plan -- Far from killing the Waynoka airport, the move to place a department of commerce radio station there should make Woods County's only standard air field more popular than ever. Since the death of Senator Bronson Cutting of New Mexico in an airplane crash, caused by fog, the government has launched a nationwide program to make the airways safe, regardless of flying conditions.

To Give Weather Data -- It plans to establish at 100-mile intervals radio stations which will give accurate weather data. In this nationwide network will be Waynoka's port. Fortunately, it is ideally located for one of the government stations. It is 100 air miles from Oklahoma City and 100 air miles from Canadian, Tex. The government will take over operation of the station, leasing it from TWA, which owns the port."   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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