The History of the Bellanca Airfield and Hanger in New Castle, Delaware.
Channel: Walt E. Smith
Date: 2020-01-20

In this lecture, Elliott Smith describes the history of the Bellanca Aircraft Company in New Castle, Delaware.  He describes who G.M. Bellanca is, describes the airplanes he designed and built and how he created his company, factory and aircraft hanger in Delaware.  He talks about many topics in the history of aviation, including Charles Lindbergh, Clarence Chamberlin, Amelia Earhart, and others.

This lecture was part of a series of lectures sponsored by the Delaware Military Museum of Wilmington, Delaware.  Mr. Smith represents the Friends of Bellanca Airfield (FoBA), a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and maintaining the Bellanca Hanger and Museum in New Castle, Delaware.