"Airport and aviation", 1947
Scope and Contents
Correspondence concerning airport and aviation legislation including funding for the Army Air Reserve Unit at the Columbia Army Air Base, the inclusion of enlisted pilots for full pilot status, and government control of the control tower in Charleston, South Carolina. Also included is a report to require federal departments and agencies to operate through duly-constituted state aviation agencies and a report from Allen M. Shinn, Commander of the United States Navy Carrier Air Groups in Hampton Roads, Virginia, entitled A Discussion of Some Important Factors which make an All-Inclusive United States Air Force a Necessity to National Security.
Dates
- Creation: 1947
Creator
- From the Collection: Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954 (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
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Charleston South Carolina 29424
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