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Where does the name Douglas in Charlotte - Douglas International airport come from?
Aviation Pacesetter - Ben E. DouglasIn August 1935, the Charlotte Chamber of Commence asked the Mayor and City Council to provide adequate passenger and air-mail service to meet the growing needs of the city. In December Charlotte received appropriations from the Works Progress Administration and workers began construction in 1936 on Charlotte's first airport.
Charlotte Mayor (1935-1941) Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr., led the efforts to convince residents of the need for the airport. Douglas, born in Scotts Crosssroad in Iredell County, and raised in Gastonia, NC, moved to Charlotte in 1926 after serving as a first lieutenant
in World War I.
Mayor Ben E. Douglas, Sr., third from the left, was present at the ceremonial groundbreaking for the airport in 1935.On April 21, 1941, an estimated 10,000 Charlotteans listened to speeches by New York City Mayor Fiorella La Guardia and various local dignitaries at the dedication of Douglas Municipal Airport named in honor of Ben Douglas. Mayor Douglas labeled the dedication "the proudest day of my life."
From 1941 to 1946, the United States government operated the airport, known then as Morris Field Air Base (named to honor native Major William Morris), as an important air base during World War II.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a testimony to the foresight of Ben E. Douglas, Sr., (1895-1982), one of Charlotte's many aviation pacesetters.
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