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    Naples’ long, varied history of aviation
    Captain Howard Fields of Naples Airlines welcomes Miss Wanda Snell to one of the airline’s Lockheed 10E Electra aircraft at the Naples Municipal Airport, 1966. Photo courtesy of Collier County Museum
    Local News
    By Therese McDevitt  
    24 February 2023
    COLLIER COUNTY CENTENNIAL

    Naples’ long, varied history of aviation

    A visit to the Naples Airport (APF) provides a glimpse into the long and varied history of aviation in Naples: from the early 1900s when the beach and golf course doubled as runways; to fighter pilot and bomber crew training during World War II; to multi-million-dollar private Gulfstream jets and smaller private aircraft that now arrive and depart regularly on the modern runways.

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