NYCkayaker Paddling to Floyd Bennett Field Saturday?

[islesteve7 at netscape.net]

 FYI - Floyd Bennet Field has a VERY Large Boat ramp, if you want to call it that. A large concrete ramp, several hundred feet wide - as I remember it while paddling past, was built during WWII to allow "Flying Boats" Sea Planes to launch and land at F.B. Field. It was one of the largest, if not the largest sea plane launching sites in the Eastern United States. The ramp has not been kept up and is cracked and has some grass growing over parts of it. Its certainly suitable for kayak landing though.
 
 - Steveb
    
 -----Original Message-----
 From: tombrook11232 at yahoo.com
 To: nyckayaker at rockandwater.net
 Sent: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 9:30 AM
 Subject: NYCkayaker Paddling to Floyd Bennett Field Saturday?
 
  Hi,
Is anyone paddling to Floyd Bennett Field tomorrow?  I think they have a boat 
launching ramp
there.   I Googled Floyd Bennett Field recently.  I was surprised at how many 
historic flights
started or terminated there--piloted by the likes of John Glenn, Emelia Erhart, 
Howard Hughes and
others. 

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Gateway National Recreation Area
Historic Aircraft to Lead Floyd Bennett Field
75th Anniversary Celebration

The National Park Service will cap this year’s celebration of the 75th 
Anniversary of Floyd
Bennett Field on Saturday October 21 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. with an aircraft 
fly-in featuring
antique planes from the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s.

Included in the armada will be bi-planes from the Bayport Airdrome on Long 
Island, a Grumman
Tracker from the Dixie wing of the Consolidated Air Force, and the Spirit of 
Freedom Douglas C-54
from the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation, the last airworthy C-54 in the 
United States. A
fly- over by the New York State Air National Guard is also scheduled. 

In addition to the historic aircraft there will also be antique autos on display 
from the Brooklyn
Antique Auto Club, military displays, and demonstrations from several branches 
of the armed
forces. 

Entertainment will feature a Big Band concert by Arnie Mig’s Serenaders in Blue. 


Ranger-led tours will include an exploration of the former control tower and a 
tour of the
permanent collection of historic aircraft that are currently being restored by 
park volunteers. In
addition to touring these aircraft, visitors will have the opportunity to talk 
to the talented
people who perform the restoration work and see their techniques first hand. 

All events are free and open to the public. 

For additional information, call 718-338-3799. 
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