Columbus Neighborhoods
Columbus' Influence on Aviation History Preview
Preview: Season 3 Episode 5 | 1m 22s
Explore how aviation and Columbus grew up together in the early 20th century.
Next time on Columbus Neighborhoods, we'll explore how aviation and Columbus grew up together in the early 20th century. We'll meet the man who helped start Port Columbus Air Port, take a look at its hanger and terminal built in 1929, have a conversation the Tuskegee airmen at Motts Military Museum, look at the history of the Curtiss-Wright airplane that was built in Columbus.
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Columbus Neighborhoods is a local public television program presented by WOSU
Columbus Neighborhoods
Columbus' Influence on Aviation History Preview
Preview: Season 3 Episode 5 | 1m 22s
Next time on Columbus Neighborhoods, we'll explore how aviation and Columbus grew up together in the early 20th century. We'll meet the man who helped start Port Columbus Air Port, take a look at its hanger and terminal built in 1929, have a conversation the Tuskegee airmen at Motts Military Museum, look at the history of the Curtiss-Wright airplane that was built in Columbus.
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Columbus' Link to the Tuskegee Airmen
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We visit the Motts Military Museum in Groveport to talk about the Tuskegee Airmen. (5m 20s)
The Curtiss-Wright Corp. Plant in Columbus
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During World War II, Curtiss-Wright Corp. built a plant adjacent to Port Columbus. (4m 26s)
Driving with Darbee: The Preservation of Port Columbus
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Jeff Darbee takes us on a tour of the original Port Columbus hangar and terminal. (5m 42s)
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Don Casto Sr. persuaded voters that Columbus needed its own airport. (3m 50s)
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Local historian Ed Lentz tells us about Columbus native Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay. (1m 36s)
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Columbus Neighborhoods is a local public television program presented by WOSU