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Butler was not the first to fly airplane banner advertising.Īrnold S. Butler said the DW airport will be able to accommodate the large group.Ĭaveat: Arnold S.

After breakfast at the Airport Diner and the servicing of engines and general maintenance to their planes, the flyers will take off for their home bases. The announcement was made by Arnold Butler, general manager who said the privately-owned planes would be arriving here between the hours of seven and nine, weather permitting. “Largest assemblage of civilian airplanes in the history of this area will be at the Daniel Webster airport Sunday morning when some 200 from Massachusetts and Rhode Island, piloted mostly by their owners, will stop here for breakfast and a short rest period. The Nashua Telegraph newspaper of Jpage 1 reported: “200 PLANES TO SWOOP DOWN ON CITY SUNDAY. May we offer our service congratulations to the town on its glorious anniversary: Two hundred years ago the river brought prosperity to its few doors, as it gives the highway and the railroad helped its development and we sincerely hope the “Airways” will contribute to its prosperous future.ĭaniel Webster Airways was busier than you’d think. We would especially like the people of Merrimack to feel that Daniel Webster Airways Inc is their airport, and their industry and that it stands ready to help in any emergency and to render public service in any necessity. bill of rights, private and public hangars, a sales branch, and all repair facilities. Daniel Webster Airways will embrace all branches of flying service, with planes available for civilian instruction, pleasure flying, and charter service there will be a special school to train veterans under the G.I. When completed the field will have three landing strips with 6700 feet of usable terrain, so that it can accommodate planes under any condition, and will be the largest privately-owned airport in the State.Īugust 1947 Merrimack Airways advertisement in the Nashua Telegraph newspaper.Ī restaurant will be opened here shortly, and when war-time restrictions are removed, it is planned to open a vacation and recreation center with diverse interests. Statistics show that 1/4 of the population of New Hampshire is located within a fifteen-mile radius of the field and adjacent intervales make it an ideal spot for student training. The Merrimack airport is ideally located adjacent to the main traffic artery of the State on part of the Blanchard Farm which the oldest inhabitants will remember as a rye field and their fathers would remember as the old rifle range. Kunst is an experienced airplane flier and owner, and Treasurer and enthusiastic backer of Daniel Webster Airway Inc. Butler was manager of Grenier Field before it was taken over by the Government and during the War successfully operated the Bolton Airport he had many years of experience in flying, teaching, and managing. Arnold Butler’s description of Daniel Webster Airways history follows.ĭaniel Webster Airways was incorporated in the beginning of 1946 and fulfills a long conceived plan of its President, Arnold Butler, and promoter, John Kunst. [Merrimack Historic Commission publication. A rare photograph of Daniel Webster Airways.

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