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In the late 1950s, the American Airles wanted a system that would allow real-time access to flight details in all of its offices, and the integration and automation of its booking and ticketing processes. It introduced an electronic reservations system, Magnetronic Reservisor, in 1952. [7]
The city chose the site to meet future aviation demands. They purchased additional land and renamed the airport Orchard Field. [4] In 1949, the airfield became Chicago O'Hare International Airport, named in honor of Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare, a U.S. Navy flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient after the war. [citation needed]
Chicago MAP, Chicago; 395th Army Air Force Base Unit Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport Now: the Scottsdale neighborhood in Chicago, and the southeast side of Burbank, Illinois (see Ashburn Flying Field) Orchard Place Airport/Douglas Army Airfield, Chicago; Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport
Scheduled passenger helicopter airline service was also available between Meigs Field and Chicago O'Hare Airport and Chicago Midway Airport at different times over the years. From the late 1950s to late 1960s, Chicago Helicopter Airways operated 12-seat Sikorsky S-58C helicopters with frequent flights to both O'Hare and Midway. [7]
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Robbins Airport was built after the closure of the Acres Airport, the only Chicago-area airport that serviced black pilots. It was constructed by the Challenger Air Pilots' Association, a group of 15 to 20 black aviators that included pilots Cornelius Coffey , John C. Robinson , Janet Bragg , Earl W. Renfroe , and Harold Hurd, on the site of an ...
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