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1968 Aerial View of Montgomery Field

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Photo by Mel Forbes, Palomar Pictures, 1968

Aerial view of Montgomery Field taken in 1968 at 14,700 feet. The field was named for John J. Montgomery, an aviation pioneer who in 1884-1886 made the first manned, controlled, heavier-than-air flights in the United States with a glider designed in 1883. The airport opened in 1937 as 'Gibbs Field' as a clay and gravel surface airfield. During World War II, control was assumed by U.S. Air Force, who built three hard runways.

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