Floyd Bennett Field Photo Gallery

The 14-year restoration of the C-97G "Angel of Deliverance" took place at Floyd Bennett Field and culminated with a brief re-opening of runway 6

Thursday, November 09, 2017 at 08:22 AM ET

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A restored C-97G aircraft successfully departed from Floyd Bennett Field's Runway 6, with its takeoff filmed by a T-34 Mentor camera ship.
Floyd Bennett Field's terminal and control tower were undergoing rehabilitation and scheduled to reopen to the public in November 2017.
The field is home to the Historic Aircraft Restoration Project (HARP) in Hangar B, a working facility that restores historic aircraft and encourages public interaction with volunteers.

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Runway 6, now crowded on either side with dense brush and trees, allowed the C-97G 5,000 feet of pavement and a departure path over water and clear of obstacles. Trees hid the vast majority of the takeoff roll from spectators who were held to the parking lot at Aviator Sports.

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Jeremy King is a senior editor for Plane & Pilot. You can also find him on Substack.