Chicago-Midway Facility, 1960
Air Traffic Controllers. Facility type unknown
Group of air traffic controllers at work, 1960
Terre Haute FSS (HUF), Indiana, 1985
The facility was decommissioned March 12, 2007.
Fort Dodge AFSS (FOD), Iowa. 1985
The facility was decommissioned July 2, 2007.
Iowa City Radio, Iowa, 1920’s
Former employees stationed at Iowa City Radio were:
P.E. White
Tony Gearhart
Silas F. Clark
Claude M. Smith.
Mason City FSS (MCW), Iowa
Mason City Radio was commissioned in September 1941 as a U.S. Airways Communications Station. William C. Lyons was named the first Chief. Services at first were limited, since service “A” teletype and commercial telephones were the only means of communications. In October 1947 Cleo R. Minkner arrived to assume the duties of Chief, following the resignation of Lyons to enter private business.
Activity continued to grow and in February 1951, the operation was moved to the tower cab and all personnel were qualified as control tower operators. No action ever followed, however, to make the site a Combined Station/Tower type of operation. Ground breaking came for the new Flight Service building in August 1961. Dedication of the building occurred in September of the following year.
Chicago-Midway Tower, 1954
Air traffic controllers working at their assigned positions
Chicago-Midway Tower, 1956
Nighttime operations at Chicago-Midway Tower
Chicago-Midway Facility, 1954
Air Traffic Controllers. Facility type unknown
Chicago-Midway Facility, date unknown
Air Traffic Controllers. Facility type unknown
Quincy FSS (UIN), Illinois, June 6, 1973
Pilot weather briefing area
Pilots lounge and weather briefing area
Combined ready and training room
Quincy FSS Building
Quincy FSS Building
Operations Area, June 6, 1973
Operations Area