County of Monmouth issued the following announcement.
#ThrowbackThursday from the County Clerk's
#MonmouthCountyArchives: Red Bank Airport, 1925-1971
In 1925, Shrewsbury native and airplane pilot Jack F. Casey bought farmland property from the George Hance Patterson tract on Shrewsbury Avenue (now Tinton Falls) and converted it into the Red Bank Airport. Casey added runways and a light tower to what became one of the first three officially recognized airports in the state. As seen in the agreement on display, he hired the Airport Development & Construction Company to build an 80-foot metal hangar and installed underground gasoline tanks. He painted rooftop markings and installed a telephone booth. Casey also gave flying lessons and bought and sold airplanes. In 1938, Casey sold his interest to pilot Walter Loudenslager, pictured far right. Loudenslager established the Red Bank Airport Taxi and ran the airport until 1963. The Red Bank Air port offered regular passenger service to the area for fifty years, including for comedian Bob Hope. Seen here, Hope flew in to receive an honorary degree from Monmouth College on June 5, 1965. After several fatal accidents, including one that killed airport owner James Loeb in 1970, the field officially closed on July 16, 1971.
Source: The Archives' "New Jersey in Focus: Transportation in Monmouth County" Catalog: https://www.monmouthcountyclerk.com/.../exhibit-catalogs.../
Original source can be found here.
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