i was born in the Idlewilde section of Queens, NYC, 1931. (160th St and Conduit Ave.).
There was a dirt strip with bi-planes coming and going. I could pedal there in half an hour. My Uncle Tom and Aunt Virginia lived right next to the strip. I could always expect a nice snack there, while I watched the airplanes.
They owned the property back then. Bad depression days, I never even knew it as a kid.