Friends of Bellanca Airfield

BELLANCA AIRFIELD AND DELAWARE AVIATION HALL OF FAME MUSEUM

THE BELLANCA AIRFIELD MUSEUM
IS OPEN THE 2^ND AND 4^TH SATURDAY EACH
MONTH FROM APRIL THRU OCTOBER

OPEN FROM 11AM TO 3M, ADMISSION: $5 ADULTS, CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS
FREE. ROUTE 273 AND CENTERPOINT BLVD, NEW CASTLE DELAWARE. ONE MILE
EAST OF THE NEW CASTLE FARMERS MARKET, (ROUTE 13) - NEXT TO AMAZON

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Friends of Bellanca Airfield, Inc. (FoBA), is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of the Bellanca airfield and aircraft manufacturing in New Castle, Delaware.

Giuseppe Mario Bellanca (or GM) immigrated from Italy in 1911 and continued his passion for aircraft design here in the United States. His aircraft achieved numerous endurance and efficiency records, and his plane Columbia (shown at left) was Charles Lindbergh's first choice for a Trans-Atlantic crossing. Lindbergh was unable to secure the plane, but 2 weeks after that first Trans-Atlantic flight Columbia was flown non-stop from New York to Berlin (3,911 miles). In 1931, Bellanca's Miss Veedol was the first plane to fly non-stop across the Pacific from Japan to Washington State (4,500 miles, shown at right).

In 1928, Bellanca and Henry B. duPont built an airfield, aircraft plant, and service hangar in New Castle, Delaware. Located off Route 273 near the Delaware River, the plant produced approximately 3000 aircraft before closing in 1954.

FoBA volunteers are restoring the 1935 Bellanca Airfield service hangar, owned by the Trustees of The New Castle Common. Interested individuals may contact FOBA by email at foba@friendsofbellanca.org for more information or membership data.

Please: become a member!

Friends of Bellanca Airfield, Inc.

PO Box 267

New Castle, DE 19720-0267

Send comments about this web site to: foba@friendsofbellanca.org