This Day In Norwood History-August 18, 1955-Wiggins Pilot Aids In Film Scene Of Lindberg Story
Two South Shore Fliers Seriously Injured When Piper Cub Crashes Near Norwood Airport-August 16, 1954
Following a takeoff from Norwood Airport, a Piper Cub piloted by Ernest H. Taylor crashed into nearby woods, injuring Taylor and passenger Lawrence A. Nichols before a Wiggins Airways mechanic cut the ignition.
Expect 10,000 In Norwood For Big Air Show Sunday-This Day in Norwood History-June 19, 1953
June 19, 1953-Expect 10,000 In Norwood For Big Air Show Sunday
Aid Sought From State Legislature to Keep 90 Working in Wiggins Airways-May 5, 1953
May 5, 1953—Some 200 residents of Norfolk County tonight unanimously passed a resolution calling upon Massachusetts Senators and Congressmen and members of the State Legislature to aid in the fight … Continue reading Aid Sought From State Legislature to Keep 90 Working in Wiggins Airways-May 5, 1953
Airport Authorities Will Be Requested To Reconsider Norwood-August 15, 1947
Following a state funding rejection, Town Engineer Albert W. Thompson will petition the Massachusetts Airport Commission to reconsider matching funds for paving the impassable Metropolitan Airport access road off Neponset Street.
Local Wing Scouts First In U. S. To Have Dual Instruction-This Day in Norwood History-October 9, 1946
Local Wing Scouts First In U. S. To Have Dual Instruction-This Day in Norwood History-October 9, 1946
Proposal Would Rename Norwood Airport For Veterans of Foreign Wars-This Day in Norwood History-September 18, 1946
Proposal Would Rename Norwood Airport For Veterans of Foreign Wars-This Day in Norwood History- September 18, 1946
Wiggins Airways Gets First Republic Seabee Amphibian-This Day In Norwood History-August 17, 1946
W. C. "Wes" Holmes, (right) chief pilot and assistant sales manager for E. W. Wiggins Airways, Inc., of Norwood, taking delivery at Farmingdale, L. I., on the first four-place, all-metal … Continue reading Wiggins Airways Gets First Republic Seabee Amphibian-This Day In Norwood History-August 17, 1946
Teen Age Flyers-This Day In Norwood History-April 8, 1945
Norwood HIGH is believed to be the first in the East, and perhaps in the country, where every student in the aeronautics class, if his parents consent, has actual flight … Continue reading Teen Age Flyers-This Day In Norwood History-April 8, 1945
Air Medal Is Awarded To Lieutenant Philip R. Howard-This Day in Norwood History-December 11, 1944
AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION. England — Second Lieutenant Philip R. Howard. 19. of Norwood, co-pilot on a B-17 Flying Fortress, has been awarded the Air Medal for “meritorious … Continue reading Air Medal Is Awarded To Lieutenant Philip R. Howard-This Day in Norwood History-December 11, 1944