Purpleplane
Well-known member
One thing I used to enjoy in my early 20's was to check out the airport every year on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend...the day of the Indy 500. I went mainly to see the variety of charters that came in for the race...as well as seeing the inactive runway and taxiways literally full of parked general aviation aircraft. (this was overflow, as virtually every available parking spot was full). I do have a few photos to help document some of this. I want to apologize for the poor quality of some of the photos as they didn't all scan very well from the prints. I've noticed that I also need to go through my photos again, as I'm sure I've forgotten to scan some of them. Anyway, here's what I have available as of now:
From May 30, 1982.
Ozark DC-9-31 N979Z it's on a regular service, but note the parked aircraft in the background
![Ozark DC-9-31 1968 N979Z IND_19820530_01.jpg Ozark DC-9-31 1968 N979Z IND_19820530_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4612-0ac565e9adc52fc9317facea663ed160.jpg)
Republic DC-9-51 N781NC actually parked pretty much by itself. Republic didn't start regular service here until June 1, 1984
![Republic DC-9-51 1979 N781NC IND_19820530_01.jpg Republic DC-9-51 1979 N781NC IND_19820530_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4622-b7a8938bba6266769e30fa3efba66272.jpg)
from May 29,1983
Tenneco Corp BAC 1-11-211AH N504T
![Tenneco Corp BAC-111 N504T IND_19830529_01.jpg Tenneco Corp BAC-111 N504T IND_19830529_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4619-a7c57d929d2fd8b38beee74ace01e791.jpg)
from May 27, 1984
Worldways Canada 707-365C C-GFLG at Gate 20.
![Worldways Canada 707-365C C-GFLG IND_19840527_01.jpg Worldways Canada 707-365C C-GFLG IND_19840527_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4608-6f74c12e3237f233d8c36c6c6441803f.jpg)
All of the the remaining ones are from May 26, 1985.
A beautiful 737-2A6 N3333M owned by JM Mecom Co...also behind it are 2 RC DC-9's, one in the hybrid North Central scheme. That's Runway 14-32 in the background full of parked aircraft.
![JM Mecom Co 737-2A6 N3333M IND_19850527_01.jpg JM Mecom Co 737-2A6 N3333M IND_19850527_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4611-991abea2bbd7acd4538232b486bf7eaa.jpg)
Northwest Orient 727-251 N287US. Northwest didn't fly scheduled in here until the Republic merger October 1, 1986.
![Northwest 727-251 N287US IND_19850526_N287US_01.jpg Northwest 727-251 N287US IND_19850526_N287US_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4610-1f5cd888f5081f24ac84e021d07ac28c.jpg)
Southwest 737-2H4 N56SW. Southwest didn't start regular service here until April 3, 1989.
![Southwest 737-2H4 N56SW IND_19850526_01.jpg Southwest 737-2H4 N56SW IND_19850526_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4609-373ecde831350563775a9767ed1cda2d.jpg)
USAir 737-3B7 N355AU on a regular flight to PIT with other parked aircraft in the background.
![USAir 737-3B7 N355AU IND_19850526_01.jpg USAir 737-3B7 N355AU IND_19850526_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4615-c5e86756b844986f34fe3f3bd3d44ab6.jpg)
Ozark DC-9-31 N924L again on a regular service but note parked aircraft in the background.
![Ozark DC-9-31 1979 N924L IND_19850527_01.jpg Ozark DC-9-31 1979 N924L IND_19850527_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4613-645e9ceb556670778c62b0860289d754.jpg)
From May 30, 1982.
Ozark DC-9-31 N979Z it's on a regular service, but note the parked aircraft in the background
![Ozark DC-9-31 1968 N979Z IND_19820530_01.jpg Ozark DC-9-31 1968 N979Z IND_19820530_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4612-0ac565e9adc52fc9317facea663ed160.jpg)
Republic DC-9-51 N781NC actually parked pretty much by itself. Republic didn't start regular service here until June 1, 1984
![Republic DC-9-51 1979 N781NC IND_19820530_01.jpg Republic DC-9-51 1979 N781NC IND_19820530_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4622-b7a8938bba6266769e30fa3efba66272.jpg)
from May 29,1983
Tenneco Corp BAC 1-11-211AH N504T
![Tenneco Corp BAC-111 N504T IND_19830529_01.jpg Tenneco Corp BAC-111 N504T IND_19830529_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4619-a7c57d929d2fd8b38beee74ace01e791.jpg)
from May 27, 1984
Worldways Canada 707-365C C-GFLG at Gate 20.
![Worldways Canada 707-365C C-GFLG IND_19840527_01.jpg Worldways Canada 707-365C C-GFLG IND_19840527_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4608-6f74c12e3237f233d8c36c6c6441803f.jpg)
All of the the remaining ones are from May 26, 1985.
A beautiful 737-2A6 N3333M owned by JM Mecom Co...also behind it are 2 RC DC-9's, one in the hybrid North Central scheme. That's Runway 14-32 in the background full of parked aircraft.
![JM Mecom Co 737-2A6 N3333M IND_19850527_01.jpg JM Mecom Co 737-2A6 N3333M IND_19850527_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4611-991abea2bbd7acd4538232b486bf7eaa.jpg)
Northwest Orient 727-251 N287US. Northwest didn't fly scheduled in here until the Republic merger October 1, 1986.
![Northwest 727-251 N287US IND_19850526_N287US_01.jpg Northwest 727-251 N287US IND_19850526_N287US_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4610-1f5cd888f5081f24ac84e021d07ac28c.jpg)
Southwest 737-2H4 N56SW. Southwest didn't start regular service here until April 3, 1989.
![Southwest 737-2H4 N56SW IND_19850526_01.jpg Southwest 737-2H4 N56SW IND_19850526_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4609-373ecde831350563775a9767ed1cda2d.jpg)
USAir 737-3B7 N355AU on a regular flight to PIT with other parked aircraft in the background.
![USAir 737-3B7 N355AU IND_19850526_01.jpg USAir 737-3B7 N355AU IND_19850526_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4615-c5e86756b844986f34fe3f3bd3d44ab6.jpg)
Ozark DC-9-31 N924L again on a regular service but note parked aircraft in the background.
![Ozark DC-9-31 1979 N924L IND_19850527_01.jpg Ozark DC-9-31 1979 N924L IND_19850527_01.jpg](https://modelairlinerforum.com/data/attachments/4/4613-645e9ceb556670778c62b0860289d754.jpg)
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