Shout out to my local story in Grass Valley, CA: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/ca/Airfields_CA_NE.htm#grassvalley http://www.airfields-freeman.com/ca/Airfiel

Shout out to my local story in Grass Valley, CA: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/ca/Airfields_CA_NE.htm#grassvalley http://www.airfields-freeman.com/ca/Airfields_CA_NE.htm#gras... It has a credible claim to operating since around 1900, which makes it very old for a California airport. The owner (Lyman Gilmore) has a less-than-credible claim to flying an airplane in 1902, a year before the Wright Bros. It's a good story even if it's perhaps not true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Gilmore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Gilmore The local school built near the old airfield has a windsock as a commemoration.