I was surprised when Flying celebrated its 90th birthday last August. Could the magazine really be that old? Heck, am I really this old? And then I realized that daredevil aviators — followed by legions of prudent and prosaic corporate airplane drivers — have been launching themselves into the air from the Turkey Bottoms, aka Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport, for even longer than 90 years.
Unusual Attitudes: Turkey Bottoms, Lunkenheimers and Embry-Riddle
Key Takeaways:
- Cincinnati's Lunken Airport, established in 1928 through the philanthropic land donation by Edmund H. Lunken, rapidly expanded to become, for a time, one of the world's largest municipal airports.
- Despite its early prominence, the airport's "Turkey Bottoms" location was prone to significant challenges, including frequent flooding, dense fog, and navigational difficulties.
- Lunken Airport served as the original home for the Embry-Riddle flying school, founded by Paul Riddle and T. Higbee Embry, which eventually evolved into the renowned Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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