Brindley Field
In the summer of 1918 as World War One was raging an air-field was suddenly established on the corner of Jericho and Larkfield Road to train fighter pilots heading to the war in France. It was named Brindley Field after a famous pilot, Major Brindley, who had just died.
The camp was set up on the Randel farm complete with barracks, dinning halls, airplane hangers, and one of the few radios that could reach Europe.
A group of pilots pose with one of their airplanes for a photograph. This picture was given to Maime Otten by the men for her help as Postmaster.
During its time here Brindley Field had its share of plane crashes, but only one serious one. This plane landed in the Johnson's field one afternoon.
Henry Shea with his mother, Mae, in a picture taken just after the war ended and the camp was opened to the public once again.