You will be hearing from myself and from fellow park ranger diane wolfe. Will talk to you a little bit in celebration of womens History Month about the women of Floyd Bennett field we will talk to you a little bit. Its one of the more significant sites in the history of aviation. It is a story that doesnt get told to much anymore, but in its day, the aviators who flew at Floyd Bennett field during the 1930s were as big of celebrities as anybody you might think of. You know, you start with the age of charles lindbergh, 1927 and really, right up until world war ii, these folks were advancing Aviation Technology at an incredible rate. When you think that the first airplane flight was in 1903 with the wright brothers, we are at the dawn of the jet age. We go from a time when it was perfectly common to have biplane wood and fabric airliners to allmental monoplane airliners capable of crossing the country at 200 miles an hour carrying 22 passengers allmental. Allmetal. Thats a leap in just 1
Park, which is Gateway National recreation area. My name is lincoln hallowell. Im an National Park service ranger. You will be hearing from myself and from fellow park ranger diane wolfe. Will talk to you a little bit in celebration of womens History Month about the women of Floyd Bennett field we will talk to you a little bit. Its one of the more significant sites in the history of aviation. It is a story that doesnt get told to much anymore, but in its day, the aviators who flew at Floyd Bennett field during the 1930s were as big of celebrities as anybody you might think of. You know, you start with the age of charles lindbergh, 1927, and really, right up until world war ii, these folks were advancing Aviation Technology at an incredible rate. When you think that the first airplane flight was in 1903 with the wright brothers, we are at the dawn of the jet age. We go from a time when it was perfectly common to have biplane wood and fabric airliners to allmetal monoplane airliners capa
Lam i am worried about this hot spot say i am worried about this hot spot on the side of town or that specific Community Year we will do and this is what the administration charged us is what the administration charged us to do. We did not want to ever have an ambulance pull up to the back of the hospital and somebody says we are out of room, go to the next hospital now. We try to make sure that that that space is available and so far everything we have built as i had, two or three days before it is needed. You can stay and watch these wonderful people or you can go back to building things. I have a lot of building things. I have a lot of building to do. Ill make really great. Thank you very much. Hes a terrific gentleman. We have a lot of great people doing that kind of thing, they really have to get recognition for the incrediblejob they really have to get recognition for the incredible job theyre doing. Because i dont think anybody
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Job theyre doing. Because i dont think anybody else could do it. Nothing like that. And thats on top of thousands and thousands of hospitals and he built just in new york alone four hospitals and 2,900 beds and got them done so quickly, nobody saw anything like it. Fortunately we havent had to use too many of them, and thats okay. Thats probably better news than having to use them all, right . Because a lot of good things are having in new york and elsewhere. So through the Public Private partnerships and deregulation, the federal government has made immense testing capabilities available. Some states need to take action to fully utilize it. The United States has conducted many more millions tests than any other country. Numbers are doubling almost on a certainly on a monthly basis, but almost a weekly basis, were moving rapidly. At a number nobody thought possible. And well be doubling our number of daily tests if the governors bring their states online through the capability we have.
Thousands of hospitals. He built in new york alone four hospitals and 2,900 beds. Got them done so quickly. Nobody sign anything like it. Fortunately we havent had to use too many of them. Thats okay. Thats better news than having to use them all. A lot of good things are happening in new york and elsewhere. So through the publicprivate partnerships and deregulation, the federal government has already made amends testing capabilities available. Some states need to take action to fully utilize it. To date, the United States has conductance million more test than any other of the country. You can add them all up and they dont catch us. Our numbers are doubling almost certainly on a monthly basis but almost on a weekly basis. We are moving very rapidly. At a number nobody thought possible. And well be doubling our number of daily test if the governors bring their states fully online to the capability that they have. We have tremendous capability out there already existing. And we explaine