Paving Runways
This file appears in: Bowman Field- East
Began paving the runways in 1937 and completed the work in 1938.They did this so larger aircraft could land at Bowman Field.
This file appears in: Bowman Field- East
Bowman Field- East
Historical Marker #1901in Louisville commemorates the importance of Bowman Field and aviation in Kentucky.
The need for an airport began developing in 1910, when Glenn Curtiss flew a pusher-type aircraft from Louisville's Churchill Downs.…