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1939 NY World's Fair - Aviation
The Transportation Zone (Zone 6)
1939 New York World's Fair
Aviation
Architects: William Lescaze and J. Gordon Carr
Aviation Building Courtesy World's Fair
Historical Society - wf-242r
Aviation Building in the Transportation Zone
Fighting Plane on view near Aviation Building. Summer 1939
Photo W014 by Winnie Ervin from the collection of Dr. William R. Hanson
The modern hanger design of the building included large transport planes suspended from the ceiling, giving the illusion of aircraft landing and added to the architects' concept of "flight in space."
The Bendix Aviation Corporation displayed its major contributions not only to aviation, but also to marine and automotive transportation.
Aviation Building
Aviation Building