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Tweed-New Haven Airport, CT’s smaller commercial airport, started as a dirt field, with one 4-million candlepower spotlight for night flying. Jack Tweed, the airport’s first manager and its namesake, was an incredible pioneer of flight. Podcast link in comments.

by /u/CTHistory42 in /r/Connecticut

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