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History of Aviation
        The Postmaster of Evansville IN established a postal sub-station at the fair grounds Evansville IN. The aviation meet (June 6-8, 1912) was sponsored by the local newspaper, the Evansville Courier. On each day of the event aviators Lincoln Beachey and Horace Kearney each flew a mail pouch from the fair grounds about two miles to Woodmere IN where it was dropped from the plane. The mail was then retrieved and brought to the post office.
        The Postmaster of Bedford IN established a postal sub-station at the Athletic Field Bedford IN. Aviator Max Lillie had planned to fly on July 4, 1912 from the Athletic Field (Baseball Field) Bedford IN to Oolitic (4 miles) and on to Mitchell (10 miles). After departing from Bedford, Lillie encountered high winds two miles into his flight disorienting him and forcing his return to Bedford. The returned flown mail was then brought to the post office.
        The Postmaster of Connersville IN established a postal sub-station at the fair grounds Connersville IN. On July 31, 1912 aviator Paul Peck planned to fly from the Connersville fair grounds about 17 miles to Rushville IN. Bad weather and heavy winds prevented the flight.
        Postmaster FB Garlinghouse established a postal sub-station at the Rockport Fair Grounds Rockport IN (August 21-23, 1912). Aviator Horace Kearney flew from the fair grounds about one mile to a point close to the post office where the mail pouch was dropped from the plane. The mail was then retrieved and brought to the post office by automobile.
        Postmaster Richardson established a postal sub-station at the Fair Grounds Boonville IN (August 28-31, 1912). Aviator Horace Kearney flew from the fair grounds about twenty-one miles to a point close to the Boonville post office where the mail pouch was dropped from the plane. The mail was then retrieved and brought to the post office. He repeated this each day of the aviation exhibition.
        During the West Side Ball Park Aviation Exhibition (September 25-26, 1912) aviator Charles F Walsh flew a Curtiss biplane from the ball park carrying mail. After landing this mail was taken to the Bluffton Post Office.

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Alexandria Alexandria Airport
B-120 290531 Anderson Welch Field $3.00
B-121 290601 Anderson Municipal Airport $3.00
B-122 290602 Anderson Municipal Airport $3.00
E-059 320528 Angola Angola Airport $7.50
E-060 320529 Angola Tri-State Steuben County Airport $7.50
E-061 320530 Angola Tri-State Steuben County Airport $7.50
N-085 410629 Auburn Municipal Airport $38.00
AL-105 641114 Auburn De Kalb County Airport $12.00
S-270 461020 Bedford Sky Haven Airport $9.00
AM-127 651119 Bedford Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport $26.25
A-170 460825 Bloomington Kister Airport $9.00
Bloomington Lake Monroe Seaplane Base
T-191 470713 Bluffton Bluffton-Wells Airport $3.00
Boonville Boonville Airport
B-168 290623 Bourbon Bourbon Airport $12.00
Brazil Brazil Clay County Airport
Brookville Brookville Reservoir Seaplane Base
Burnettsville Boyer Flight Park
AM-033 650523 Butler Waterloo-Butler Airport $9.00
Clarksville Holiday Inn Lakeview Heliport
Clinton Clinton Airport
H-075 350617 Columbus Wolf Municipal Airport $12.00
AA-124 541113 Columbus Bakalar AFB $12.00
G-179 340915 Connersville Mettel Airport $41.25
Converse Converse Airport
AG-080 600918 Crawfordsville Roscoe Turner Flight Strip $9.00
Delphi Municipal Airport
B-151 290614 Elkhart Municipal Airport $3.00
AJ-025 620603 Elkhart Elkhart Airport
Elkhart Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport
Elwood Elwood Airport
Eminence Pam's Place Airport
C-214 300616 Evansville Evansville Airport $3.00
W-275 501029 Evansville Dress Memorial Airport $4.50
Evansville Skylane Airport
H-081 350622 Farmland Municipal Airport $12.00
Flora Municipal Airport
Y-054 520629 Fort Wayne Fort Wayne International Airport
Fort Wayne Smith Field
B-198 290705 Frankfort Municipal Airport $12.00
Franklin Franklin Flying Field
French Lick Municipal Airport
French Lick Patoka Reservoir Landing Seaplane Base
Galveston Galveston Airport
C-220 300618 Gary Gary Airport $9.00
AE-085 581019 Gary Gary-Chicago International Airport $3.00
B-300 290831 Goshen Municipal Airport $6.00
B-301 290901 Goshen Municipal Airport $6.00
B-302 290902 Goshen Municipal Airport $4.50
D-232 310930 Greencastle Sharp Field $45.00
AA-010 540301 Greencastle Municipal Airport
Greenfield Pope Airport
Greensburg Greensburg-Decatur County Airport
Griffith Griffith-Merrillville Airport
AP-040 680512 Grissom Grissom AFB $3.00
Hagerstown Hagerstown Airport
Hanover Lee Bottom Airport
Hardenstown Action Airpark
AM-110 651012 Helmsburg Kenstin Manor Airport $9.00
Hobart Hobart Sky Ranch Airport
Huntingburg Huntingburg Airport
P-077 430906 Huntington Hosdreg Municipal Airport $7.50
AG-057 600807 Huntington Hosdreg Municipal Airport $7.50
D-225 310925 Indianapolis Municipal Airport $3.00
D-226 310926 Indianapolis Municipal Airport $3.00
D-227 310927 Indianapolis Municipal Airport $3.00
Q-003 440328 Indianapolis Weir-Cook Airport $9.00
Indianapolis Indianapolis International Airport
Indianapolis Eagle Creek Airpark
Indianapolis Mount Comfort Airport
Indianapolis Indianapolis Executive Airport
Indianapolis Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport
Indianapolis Greenwood Municipal Airport
Indianapolis Hendricks County Airport
Indianapolis Indianapolis Downtown Heliport
Indianapolis Post-Air Airport
Jeffersonville Clark Regional Airport
Kendallville Municipal Airport
Kentland Municipal Airport
Knox Starke County Airport
S-065 460616 Kokomo Municipal Airport $6.00
Kokomo Glenndale Airport
La Porte Municipal Airport
Lafayette Perdue University Airport
Lake Village Lake Village Airport
Lebanon Boone County Airport
Linton Morrison Flight Park
Logansport Logansport-Cass County Airport
Lowell Lowell Airport
Madison Municipal Airport
F-140 330916 Marion Marion Airport $23.00
F-141 330917 Marion Marion Airport $23.00
AP-094 680803 McCordsville Indianapolis-Brookside Airpark $12.00
Mentone Mentone Airport
C-222 300618 Michigan City Michigan City Airport $3.00
U-146 481011 Michigan City Municipal Airport $15.00
V-202 490925 Mishawaka Sportsman Airport $7.50
R-070 451021 Monticello White County Airport $12.00
S-091 460704 Mount Vernon Municipal Airport $12.00
B-392 290928 Muncie Muncie Airport $7.50
B-393 290929 Muncie Muncie Airport $7.50
E-124 320910 Muncie Municipal Airport $4.50
E-125 320911 Muncie Municipal Airport $4.50
AE-078 580929 Muncie Delaware County Airport $26.25
Muncie Reese Airport
T-228 470720 Nappanee Municipal Airport $19.00
S-056 460609 New Castle Henry County Municipal Airport $9.00
Noblesville Noblesville Airport
North Vernon North Vernon Airport
Orleans Orleans Airport
Paoli Municipal Airport
Peru Municipal Airport
Plymouth Municipal Airport
H-082 350622 Portland Municipal Airport $6.00
AN-042 660605 Portland Steed Municipal Airport $7.50
Poseyville Ralph E Koch Airport
B-371 290920 Princeton Princeton Airport $12.00
H-078 350619 Rensselaer Federal Airport $9.00
R-027 450704 Richmond Municipal Airport $9.00
AR-099 690810 Rochester Fulton County Airport $9.00
S-197 460908 Salem Boss Dinien Airport $30.00
Scottsburg Scottsburg Airport
G-175 340910 Seymour Municipal Airport $60.00
P-026 430429 Seymour Freeman Army Air Field $12.00
S-028 460428 Shelbyville Eddellman Airport $12.00
AC-097 561014 Shelbyville Memorial Airport $9.00
Sheridan Sheridan Airport
F-130 330905 South Bend Bendix Municipal Airport $9.00
AN-108 661009 Sullivan Sullivan County Airport $12.00
Tell City Perry County Municipal Airport
F-080 330621 Terre Haute Paul Cox Field $6.00
Q-018 441003 Terre Haute Hulman Field $3.00
AB-102 551105 Terre Haute National Guard Jet Base $9.00
AB-103 551106 Terre Haute National Guard Jet Base $9.00
Terre Haute Sky King Airport
Union Mills Flying U Ranch Airport
AN-071 660723 Valparaiso Porter County Municipal Airport $9.00
Vevay Robinson Airport
O-062 421021 Vincennes George Field $9.00
AL-037 640614 Vincennes Bi-City Municipal Airport $15.00
Vincennes O'Neal Airport
AE-072 580914 Wabash Municipal Airport $4.50
U-062 480725 Warsaw Municipal Airport $6.00
Washington Daviess County Airport
AM-034 650523 Waterloo Walker-Rowe Airport $12.00
AG-081 600918 Waveland Roscoe Turner Flight Strip $12.00
Westfield Westfield Airport
Winamac Arens Field
Winchester Randolph County Airport

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