An estimated 200 area residents were on hand at the Municipal Airport (now Central Illinois Regional Airport) to celebrate the start of scheduled commercial air service to Bloomington. Seen here are Bloomington Postmaster Carter Pietsch (right) and Otto Gerth handing sacks of mail to stewardess Mary Forgach. The bags contained commemorative airmail marking the inaugural flight. Ozark served the Twin Cities until pulling out in the spring of 1980.
Historic Photos
Ozark Air Lines Touches Down Bloomington Municipal Airport, Nov. 6, 1950
July 8th, 2016
