| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | NC16008 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-3 (C-47 Skytrain/Dakota) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-3-178 |
| C/n (msn): | 1588 |
| Operator Titles: | American Airlines |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | New York - La GuardiaMap |
| Region / Country: | New York, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLGA IATA: LGA Local: LGA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 15 October 1939 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 651937 |
| Photo Comment |
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Dedication of the new New York Municipal Airport, with aircraft of American, TWA, United and Canadian Colonial Airways in attendance. Commercial flights started on 2 December 1939. Floyd Bennett Field was too far from Manhattan. Campaigning for a new airport, mayor Fiorello La Guardia had refused to leave a TWA plane at Newark in New Jersey, arguing he had a ticket for New York. This photo was added on 7 February 2024, and has since been viewed 266 times. |