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1930 – Lyons Glider Field: Where New Jersey’s Soaring Story Began

by Mr. Local History Project

Views: 1,024 Before the Schley Glider Field rose to fame in Liberty Corner, New Jersey, a quiet field in the Lyons section of Bernards Township launched the state’s first glider site for a generation of aviators. Lyons Glider Field The… Read More »1930 – Lyons Glider Field: Where New Jersey’s Soaring Story Began

Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey

by Mr. Local History Project

Views: 1,778 In the mid-1930s, after the Schley Field opened for Glider Competitions, the glider game changed. However, there was a glider field just east in the same town, which began attracting aviators to the Lyons section of Bernards Township.… Read More »Gliders Soar at Historic Schley Field in Liberty Corner, New Jersey