The Stratford Library will present “Sunday Afternoon Talks”, its monthly series of informative and entertaining talks featuring prominent local guest speakers, on Sunday, January 8th at 2 pm with Bridgeport historian Charles Brilvich.
Mr. Brilvich will discuss the “Lordship Flying Grounds” and the early flights of Gustave Whitehead that took place there from 1901-02. Brilvich will begin with a brief history of Lordship and a description of its appearance at the beginning of the 20th century and the barnstormers who utilized this natural landing field during the first quarter of the last century. He will also describe the development of Bridgeport Airport from the time of its inception through the 1950s, the arrival of Igor Sikorsky in 1928 and the long list of aviation firsts that his company was responsible for.
