Search results
- It was the publisher of the Chicago Tribune who came up with the idea to name Chicago’s new airport after O’Hare. And so–even though he never lived in Chicago–O’Hare Field was dedicated to Edward ‘Butch’ O’Hare on September 17, 1949.
People also ask
Why is O'Hare Airport called Orchard Field?
Who invented O'Hare Airport?
Why is it called O'Hare Airport?
When was Chicago O'Hare Airport renamed?
Dec 5, 2017 · How Did O’Hare Airport Get Its Name? Photo by Skyler Smith via unsplash.com It was the publisher of the Chicago Tribune who came up with the idea to name Chicago’s new airport after O’Hare.
Designed to be the successor to Chicago's Midway International Airport, itself once nicknamed the "busiest square mile in the world," O'Hare began as an airfield serving a Douglas manufacturing plant for C-54 military transports during World War II.
Feb 17, 2017 · After O'Hare's death, Col. Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Tribune, suggested that the name of what was then known as Orchard Depot Airport be changed in tribute to O'Hare. [U.S. Navy ...
- Heather Cherone
May 15, 2023 · O'Hare International Airport in Chicago is named after Navy Lieutenant Commander Edward "Butch" O'Hare, a World War II hero. The airport was given this name in 1949 to honor O'Hare's bravery and sacrifice during the war.
May 24, 2014 · Navy Lt. Edward O'Hare, for whom Chicago's O'Hare Airport is named, sits in the cockpit of the plane in which he shot down six Japanese heavy bombers in WWII.
Jan 28, 2024 · The airport was renamed as Chicago O'Hare Airport in 1949, in honor of Edward "Butch" O'Hare. Its code remained as "ORD" in reference to its original name of Orchard.
Dec 21, 2023 · Historical background. Chicago's O'Hare airport began as a small airfield that housed a manufacturing plant for McDonnell Douglas C-54 military aircraft during World War II. The company built more than half of its aircraft at the facility. The newly-built aircraft would fly out of what was called Douglas Airport.
