Opening Day:
Aerial view of the Houston Municipal Airport taken during the Opening Day celebration on September 28, 1940.

Closeup: The Terminal Building
The parking lot is filled to capacity. Guests take in the view from the North and South Wing Observation Decks. An Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-3 is parked in front of the North Wing.

Closeup: Braniff Airways Douglas DC-3

Closeup: Braniff Airways Douglas DC-2

Closeup: Fairchild 45
City of Houston fuel manifests indicate that NC16878 was owned by W.H. Cocke of Houston, Texas. This aircraft is currently registered with the FAA and is based in Kansas.

Closeup: Fairchild 24's

Closeup: Northrop Delta
Fuel manifests indicate that NC13777 was owned and operated by Baker Oil Tools. A Spartan Executive is parked next to the Northrop Delta in the shadow of the Aviation Enterprises hangar to the south of the Terminal Building.

Closeup: Gullwing Stinson
Fuel manifests indicate that NC18426 was owned and operated by Texas Pipeline Company.

Closeup: Shadow
The aerial photographs of Opening Day were taken from whatever plane cast this shadow on the grass by the Terminal Building.