RAC73 Control Tower
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Title
RAC73 Control Tower
Description
The first freestanding control tower at Woodrum Field, completed in 1943, is seen here. The tower was critical to the airport's operations. In 1943, due to the training of Army and Navy pilots at Woodrum Field, the total number of official operations (273,624) at the airport exceeds the totals for LaGuardia, Philadelphia and Washington National airports combined. The control tower would operate for about a decade. It was razed along with the Cannaday home in 1953 for a parking lot after the new terminal was built and dedicated.
Date
Circa 1945
Contributor
Courtesy of Marshall Harris
Identifier
RAC73
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Digital jpeg
Collection
Citation
“RAC73 Control Tower,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed August 24, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/RAC73%20.