Item 31644 - Airplanes on Beach, Scarborough, 1921

Item 31644 - Airplanes on Beach, Scarborough, 1921
Contributed by Scarborough Historical Society & Museum
Item 31644
Airplanes on Beach, Scarborough, 1921
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It was not unusual that in the 1920s airplanes used the beach for an airport. The packed sand at low water made a good landing strip. People like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh used the beaches.

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