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   Citation: 124.679.1 (Full image size: 36Kb)

Wilford Gerbracht's airport in the bottom lands east of the Skunk River on old Lincoln Way in the late 1920's. Here, an Ames resident gawks at the Hisso-powered 7000 Travel Air plane named "Pegasus." The plane was one-of-a-kind because it had a cabin for four passengers and the pilot sat outside to "feel the wind and hear the wires." (See also: 123.678.1-4; 126.692.1; 126.683.1-6)

   Citation: 135.746.1-4 (Full image size: 47Kb)

In 1928, Wilford Gerbracht leased the 80-acre field that is now less than a mile south of Ames on the east side of Highway 69. The hangar was moved to this site from Gerbracht's original field on east Lincoln Way. The new field was dedicated on May 20, 1928. Photo is courtesy of Ann Pellegreno. (See also: 136.748.6)

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