The South Carolina Aviation Association
Hall of Fame
Preserving History Honoring the Past
(For Students and Teachers)
In addition to the Traveling Exhibit
the permanent exhibit of the
South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame is located inside the
JIM HAMILTON-LB OWENS
Downtown Airport Terminal
Building,
1400 Jim Hamilton Blvd., Columbia, 29205
Click on Door to Enter the Terminal
and proceed to the
Hall of Fame Historic JIM HAMILTON-LB OWENS (CUB)
is an appropriate
location for the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame.
Not only is
this a central location within the State of South Carolina, Owens
was one
of
the first airports in South Carolina and served for years as
Columbia's only
commercial airport.
Link to Map to JIM HAMILTON-LB OWENS Field
Owens Field Circa 1940
Columbia Mayor Dr. L. B. Owens (L) with Will Rogers and three other unnamed officials, September, 1929.
Mayor Owens (center) greets the "Spirit of Columbia" at Owens Field, 1930
Eastern Air Transport's Curtis Condor at Owens Field, 1930
Owens Field municipal Airport, looking SE, April 25, 1930
Owens Field Municipal Airport, looking NW, April 25, 1930
Dixie Aviation Company, Owens Field, 1947. President M. Berley Kittrell sits tall on right side of door.
Looking Northward over Dixie Aviation Company at Owens Field, 1947.
105th Observation Squadron, Owens Field, circa 1947.
U. S. Navy V-5 cadets from USC train at Owens Field. (1948 photo by Dexter Martin)
Owens Field, 1938
Owens Field, 1959
Owens Field, 1981
Owens Field, 2002
