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Wallpaper format: 800 | 1024 | 1152 | 1280 | Send as Postcard Airline / Aircraft Location and Date Photographer Cleveland Air Taxi Bell Helicopter 47H-1 Off Airport (Cleveland) USA - Ohio, - -, - Kenneth Koehn Contact Registration/Serial No. | Remarks & Notes Unknown (cn Unknown) At some point in the late 1950's or early 60's, Cleveland Air Taxi operated Bell Model 47H-1 Helicopters that provided 10 minute service between downtown Cleveland and Cleveland Hopkins Airport. Note Burke Lakefront is still being built in this postcard from my collection. Hope to find more info on this, including a better picture of the Helicopter markings.

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Kenneth Koehn	July 15, 2013 at 07:08PM	Rating: 10
Doing some more digging, Burke opened in 1947, and the 5,200 foot runway was not opened until 1957. That dates this picture into the mid-50's by my estimate, and since BKL was open and doing business, would be the logical place for Cleveland Air Transport to operate from. A bit more can be found here: http://www.burkeairport.com/About/History.aspx

Kenneth Koehn	July 13, 2013 at 04:06AM	Rating: 10
Look just to the right near the top of the terminal tower, on Burke's grounds. Those are hangars (small white buildings) for private planes. I would agree Burke was operational when this picture was taken, obviously the main runway has not yet been built. Good detective work!

chrisjake	July 13, 2013 at 03:52AM	Rating: 10
found this article from a 1954 Pittsburgh Gazette: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19541019&id=4U0NAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5268,18774 Says it flew between CLE-BKL. Could it be that BKL was much smaller back then thus not yet big enough to be visible on the parcel of land shown above?

guy44137	July 12, 2013 at 11:37PM	Rating: 10
Wow. Another new Cleveland aviation fact for me. I wonder where the downtown heliport was?