In July , the Indianapolis News provided details of the work of the Pomilio Brothers Corporation during the war, stating that aviation authorities invited them to the U. The company completed its work and left Indiana that month. By the early s, the company began manufacturing automobiles and, according to the Indiana Historical Society, soon became a leader in automotive design. Help wanted ads from the company called for draftsmen, motor builders, toolmakers, jig, and fixture markers for aviation engine work.
These ads appeared in Indianapolis newspapers in late and The company was one of five to build Liberty engines during the war see footnote 1 for more on the Liberty engine. A wanted ad published in the Indianapolis News on April 13, stressed the importance of this work and stated:. Your brothers, sons and friends are fighting over there.
You are needed here and needed badly. The airplane is the greatest defensive and offensive weapon of the war. These engines were used in airplanes such as the De Haviland, in tanks, and speed boats. Allison Experimental Co. According to the Speedway Dope , the first wrecked planes arrived at the repair depot in April Repair work began at a slow pace, as the workers trained and learned how to meet plane specifications.
By July, the pace increased and output rose to three completed planes a day. Newspapers began reporting on the post-war future of the aviation repair depot as early as August Gearhart, former Commanding Officer of the depot, who noted the value of the airplane and spoke on the important role it would play in transportation after the war.
And, of course, Indianapolis, centrally located, will be an important point in aerial mail routes. In the days immediately following the armistice on November 11, , the Speedway Dope wrote that even though the war had ended, production at the depot should continue, as there was still plenty of work to do before completion of the final peace terms. By November 23, the newsletter reported that plans for a training school for engineer officers and for two new hangars had been stopped on orders from Washington.
Additional orders in March called for the closing of the depot by the end of the month, with civilian mechanics completing any unfinished work. However, the South Bend News reported that recruitment for men for the U.
Air Service at the Speedway aviation repair depot continued as of July In June the Indianapolis Star reported on the excellent working conditions and educational trade opportunities at the site. By July , the status of the aviation repair depot was again called into question. Newspapers that month reported on the conflicting accounts regarding its future, with some at the depot stating that it would be removed from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and relocated to Fairfield, Ohio.
These reports contended that officials at the Speedway would no longer permit planes to land on the track infield. At the same time, other officials at the site reported that plans were in place to renew the lease on the land and continue work at the Speedway site. By September , the government ordered the abandonment of the repair depot. History IN. Find an IN. Text Side One: U. Contact Us. Indianapolis Executive Airport Conveniently located just a few miles from the business centers of Carmel, Westfield and Zionsville, and within a short drive from Indianapolis, Lebanon, Fishers and Noblesville, Indianapolis Executive Airport is on the perfect flight path for the corporate traveler.
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