[News Script: Red Bird Airport] Page: 1 of 4
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RED BIRD AIRPORT
Red Bird Airport in Dallas has a new look about her.
A control tower and new terminal building have been
added, and runways have been extended. The new look
cost 3-and-a-half million dollars, and Red Bird becomes
the city's number two secondary airport with a control
tower.AFTER PLANE
6'
Mayor Pro-Ten Elgin Robertson hands over a flag to be
hoisted over the airport during e morning dedication
oeremontes. Red Bird Uebecomes part of the network
help
of the Federal Aviation Agency, and willfighten thetraffic load at Dallas Love Field. Robert Hart, F-A-A
chief controller at Red Bird will head a team of traffic
specialists in the new 119-thousand dollar tower,
(M) MAN IN DARK SUIT FROM SIDE
Arch League, assistant Administrator of the southwest
Region of the F-A-.A says 125-thousand landings and take..
b 1170
offs are anticipated . This is compared to
79-thousand in 1961. He Praises Dallas as the only
non- commercial
major city with enoughytraffic to warrant two secondary2:00
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WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.). [News Script: Red Bird Airport], script, May 29, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc946868/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.