Quad City International AirportIn 1922, three men were so captivated with flying they leased 30 acres of cow pasture south of Moline to serve as a landing field. Other early aviators and barnstormers began using Franing Field, and it soon became known as Moline Airport. The field hosted the Ford Reliability Tour four times, served as part of the original New York to Dallas airmail route, had passenger service as early as 1927, became one of Illinoiss largest Works Progress Administration projects, weathered financial struggles and a battle with neighboring Davenport, Iowa, over which community would possess the areas commercial airport, and has enjoyed constant growth and updates for both airline and general aviation traffic. This collection of historical photographs and images will present the people, planes, events, and development of that former pastureland into todays modern Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport for passenger traffic in the state of Illinois. |
Contents
Two MOLINE AIRPORT 19351952 | |
Three QUAD CITY AIRPORT 19531984 | |
Four QUAD CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1985 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
addition air show Air Wisconsin airfield airline airline’s airmail Airways Association of Commerce barnstormed began Bettendorf Braniff CampbellDeSchepper Airplane Company cargo Chicago City International Airport cockpit concourse control tower Convair Courtesy of Kris Courtesy of Moline Courtesy of QCIA Courtesy of Richard created Curtiss Curtiss Jenny Davenport Davenport Municipal Airport dedication Deere and Company Dispatch Publishing Company Dwight Green engine flight flying Fokker Franing Field freight Gabe Mosenfelder Gus DeSchepper hangar hangarterminal building Illinois Iowa Ken Roberts Kris Streed Crawford landing located Metropolitan Airport Authority Mississippi Valley Airlines Moline Airport Moline Dispatch Publishing Mono Aircraft Company Monocoupe National Air Tour National Air Transport operations Ozark photograph shows pilots plane Progress Administration Quad City Airport Quad City International ramp Richard Shrader family Rock Island County Rock River runway Rusty Campbell seen taxiways terminal building terminal’s ticketing United Air Lines Velie Weather Bureau Wesley Smith wing