28320b. (news photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service, Airways Division, Airport Beacon, Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia c.1920’s.
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28320b. (news photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service, Airways Division, Airport Beacon, Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia c.1920’s.
28320b. (news photo) U.S. Lighthouse Service, Airways Division, Airport Beacon, Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia c.1920’s. The Air Commerce Act of 1926, provided for the encouragement and use of aircraft in commerce, under the Secretary of Commerce. The Airways Division was set up as a part of the Lighthouse Service, and F.C. Hingsburg was appointed Chief Engineer, Airways Division. Mr. Hingsburg was previously Superintendent of Lighthouses on general duty, and had been connected with the Lighthouse Service since 1911. Early b/w photo measures 6 ½” x 8 ½” and shows a close, clear view of the beacon lens mounted high on the skeleton iron tower. Photo by “International Newsreel”. Light soiling, remains of paper caption on edge. Extremely rare aspect of early Lighthouse Service duties, such photos are almost non existent. (VG). $145.