Lowell Airport (Massachusetts)

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Lowell Airport
Summary
OperatorPrivate
Location Lowell, Massachusetts
BuiltUnknown
In use1928-1947
OccupantsPrivate
Elevation  AMSL 102 ft / 31 m
Coordinates 42°36′41.36″N71°17′32.74″W / 42.6114889°N 71.2924278°W / 42.6114889; -71.2924278

Lowell Airport was an airfield operational in the mid-20th century in Lowell, Massachusetts. The airport hosted the Moth Aircraft Corp. of Lowell, where 179 de Havilland Moth planes were manufactured under license between 1929 and 1931. [1]

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References

  1. "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern Massachusetts". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

42°36′41.36″N71°17′32.74″W / 42.6114889°N 71.2924278°W / 42.6114889; -71.2924278