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Capitol Airways hangar at Berry Field, Nashville, Tennessee, circa 1950
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Title
Capitol
Airways
hangar
at
Berry
Field
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1950
Corporate name
Berry Field (Tenn.)
Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority--History--Sources
Capitol International Airways--History--Sources
Topical entry
Airports--Tennessee--Nashville--History
Buildings--Tennessee--Nashville
Airlines--Tennessee, Middle
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description
An
aviation
hangar
of
Capitol
Airways
,
Inc.
, at
Berry
Field
airport
in
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
circa
1950
. The
sign
also
refers
to
Beechcraft
sales
and
service
.
Capitol
Airways
was
founded
in
1946
and
ended
operations
in
1982
; they were also
known
as
Capitol
International
Airways
.
Named
in
honor
of
Colonel
Harry
S
.
Berry
,
state
administrator
of the
WPA
,
Berry
Field
consisted
of a
terminal
building
,
two
hangars
, a
4,000-foot
concrete
runway
and a
flashing
beacon
. The
three
letter
identifier
,
BNA
,
stands
for
Berry
Field
Nashville
.
American
and
Eastern
airlines
were the
first
air
carriers
to
serve
Nashville
, and
within
the
year
,
189,000
passengers
had
used
the
facilities
.
During
World
War
II
,
Berry
Field
became
the
military
base
for the
4th
Ferrying
Command
, and the
federal
government
added
additional
acreage
for its
military
operations
. In
1946
,
after
the
war
ended
, the
military
returned
a
1,500-acre
airport
site
to the
city
.
Forms
part
of
Record
Group
3
,
Metro
Davidson
County
Photographer
.
1
photograph
negative
:
b
&
w
;
4
x
5
in.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1950
Type
Still
Image
;
Negatives
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
RG 3 37 Airport010
Relation
Record
Group
3
Coverage
1950-1959
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
the
Metro
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3
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