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Product Description Teterboro Airport has been in continuous use since 1916 and was once the busiest airport in the country. In 1925, the Fokker Company opened an American subsidiary, the Atlantic Aircraft Corporation, and Teterboro-built Fokker trimotors dominated the industry for a decade. In the 1920s and 1930s, record-setting flights became a national obsession, and many of the flights originated or terminated at Teterboro Airport. In 1939, the Goodyear blimp Mayflower made daily sightseeing flights over the New York City world's fair. In 1952, television personality Arthur Godfrey buzzed the control tower while taking off in his DC-3. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey purchased the airport in 1949 and made major investments in airport infrastructure. Today the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum is located at the airport. Review Title: Soaring into history Author: Jennifer Vazquez Publisher: Leader News Date: 3/4/2010 Few Americans, including New Jerseyans and even local residents, are aware that they have a truly eminent piece of aviation history located in the heart of Bergen County. The reality of the matter is that Teterboro Airport holds a valuable spot in the annals of South Bergen's history. Henry M. Holden wants readers to know just that, through his new book of historical photos and information titled "Teterboro Airport." With the help of numerous captions and photographs, the majority of which were previously unpublished, compiled from both Holden's personal collection and the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, the story of Bergen County's Teterboro Airport comes to life. While doing research for a previous book, Holden came upon an immeasurable amount of information and pictures of Teterboro Airport and its history. It was then that the idea for this book came to life, according to Holden. "I was writing a book on Newark Airport prior to this one," explained Holden in a recent inerview. "While doing research at Teterboro Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum I realized that the history of aviation in New Jersey came out of Teterboro." Stumbling upon all this vast information while doing research for his prior book allowed Holden to finish "Teterboro Airport" in a couple of months. When reader's flip through the pages of "Teterboro Airport," they will view some interesting and incredible historical photographs. There are various pictures that depict a time in Teterboro Airport's history when barnstorming was the norm and a very popular form of entertainment. Such entertainment centered around a group of pilots performing outlandish, and, frankly, dangerous stunts, according to Holden. "During the 1920s and 1930s, barnstorming and air shows were very popular," said Holden. "Pilots would go up on planes and jump from one plane to another, and do this without a parachute. People would flock by the thousands to see them perform stunts." Of all the interesting things in this airport's history, which are almost all contained in his book, Holden considers the most fascinating aspect to be the rarely known fact that iconic aviators and aviatrices have set foot (and, in this case, their planes) on the airport's runways. "There are many fascinating things," said Holden. "The most impressive thing is that the greats like Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart and others set world records and had Teterboro as either their starting or ending point." As a matter of fact, hundreds of aviation records came out of Teterboro Airport, according to Holden. So important was the contribution of Teterboro Airport in aviation history that it is at times referred to as "the cradle of the golden age of aviation." Teterboro is the oldest operating airport in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area, with continuous use since 1916, according to Holden. At one point, it was the busiest airport in the nation. In 1949, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey purchased it, and today it serves as an airport
