The West Side Highway, East River Drive, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Triborough Bridge, and two airports ( Floyd Bennett Field, and, later, LaGuardia Airport ) were built during his mayoralty.

The arrival city for his airline ticket read " New York "; landing, instead, in the neighboring state outraged him and caused him to order the plane to fly to Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field.

* 1926 – Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole ( later discovery of Byrd's diary seems to indicate that this did not happen ).

The first claimed flight over the Pole was made on 9 May 1926 by US naval officer Richard E. Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett in a Fokker tri-motor aircraft.

** Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett claim to have flown over the North Pole ( later discovery of his diary seems to indicate that this did not happen ).

* April 25 – Floyd Bennett, American aviator ( b. 1890 )

After the crash, Floyd Bennett Field's empty hangars were used as a makeshift morgue for the identification of crash victims.

The flight from NAS Los Alamitos, California, to Floyd Bennett Field, New York, took 3 hours, 23 minutes and 8. 3 seconds.

In January 1930, he advised the Army on the building of Floyd Bennett Field in New York City.

Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett were awarded the medal after World War I for the exploration of the North Pole.

By a special authorized Act of Congress, the medal was presented to Commander ( later Rear Admiral ) Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett for their flight over the North Pole in 1926.

After serving briefly at Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York, Underhill was appointed an aviation cadet and was transferred on 6 February 1941 to the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, for flight training.

On 9 May 1926, Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett attempted a flight over the North Pole in a Fokker F-VII Tri-motor called the Josephine Ford.

Some sources claim that Floyd Bennett and Byrd later revealed, in private conversations, that they did not reach the pole.

One source claims that Floyd Bennett later told a fellow pilot that they did not reach the pole.

Once again Byrd named Floyd Bennett as his chief pilot, with support from Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville.

In 1928, Admiral Byrd began his first expedition to the Antarctic involving two ships, and three airplanes: Byrd's Flagship was The City of New York ( a Norwegian sealing ship previously named Samson that had come into fame as a ship in the vicinity of Titanic when the latter was sinking ); a Ford Trimotor called the Floyd Bennett ( named after the recently deceased pilot of Byrd's previous expeditions ); a Fairchild FC-2W2, NX8006, built 1928, named " Stars And Stripes " ( now displayed at the Virginia Aviation Museum, on loan from the National Air and Space Museum ); and a Fokker Universal monoplane called the Virginia ( Byrd's birth state ).

The bay itself has been disturbed by dredging, filling, and development, including the construction of John F. Kennedy International Airport and, earlier, the historic ( and now defunct ) Floyd Bennett Field.

Administered by the National Park Service, it includes ( in part ) the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Breezy Point Tip, and Floyd Bennett Field.

* April 16-A test flight of Byrd's $ 100, 000 Fokker C-2 monoplane, America results in a nose-over crash, resulting in Byrd suffering a broken wrist, pilot Floyd Bennett breaking his collarbone and leg, and flight engineer George Otto Noville requiring surgery for a blood clot.

Floyd Bennett Field was New York City's first municipal airport, later a naval air station, and is now a park.

The airport was named after famed aviator and Medal of Honor recipient Floyd Bennett ( a Brooklyn resident at the time of his death from illness during a rescue attempt ).

Since 1972, Floyd Bennett Field is a part of Gateway National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service.

Prior to the opening of Floyd Bennett Field in 1930, a compacted dirt runway existed on the island.

LaGuardia pushed for Floyd Bennett Field to replace Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey as the city's de facto main air terminal, including designs and plans to shuttle passengers to and from Manhattan in flying boats.

based at Ford Meadow, Buckingham Rugby Club based at Floyd Field, Maids Moreton and Buckingham Town Cricket Club based at Bourton Road.

* Floyd, T ( 2008 ) Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America Harper Collins, NY

* Floyd, T ( 2008 ) Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America Harper Collins, NY

* Floyd, T ( 2008 ) Smithsonian Field Guide to the Birds of North America Harper Collins, NY

As LaGuardia was never able to convince the Postal Service to move its New York City operations from Newark to Floyd Bennett Field, neither did the airlines relocate.

Howard Hughes also used Floyd Bennett Field as the start and finish of his July 1938 record-setting circumnavigation of the globe in ninety-one hours ( as depicted in the 2004 film The Aviator ).

After the 1930s closure of Naval Air Station Rockaway across the inlet, a hangar at Floyd Bennett Field was dedicated as Naval Air Reserve Base New York within the larger civilian facility.

In addition, about of Floyd Bennett Field along Jamaica Bay was set aside by the city on long-term lease to the United States Coast Guard ( USCG ) in 1936, for the creation of Coast Guard Air Station Brooklyn ( CGAS Brooklyn ).

Floyd Bennett Field campground, however, is classified as primitive-with only portable toilets, and no electricity provided.

In 2011, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that he wants Floyd Bennett Field to feature the largest urban campground in the United States-with 90 campsites by 2013, and the possibility of 600 total campsites sometime in the future.

According to the bill's CRS Summary, " New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act-Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: ( 1 ) issue permits to allow the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area ( New Jersey-New York ); and ( 2 ) enter into a lease agreement to allow the occupancy and use of an aircraft hanger building on Floyd Bennett Field ( Brooklyn, New York ) to house facilities associated with the operation of natural gas pipeline facilities.

As part of an agreement reached with NPS, in exchange for permitting the pipeline, the Williams Company will restore and maintain abandoned aircraft hangers in Floyd Bennett Field which is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.

Aerial view of Floyd Bennett Field after taking off from John F. Kennedy International Airport | JFK

This is an incomplete sampling of some of the most significant events at Floyd Bennett Field ( FBF ) during the Golden Age of Aviation.

Johnston also reinforced Fort Donelson with 12, 000 more men, including those under Floyd and Pillow, a curious decision in view of his thought that the Union gunboats alone might be able to take the fort.

Impressionism has also influenced at least some of the music of Manuel de Falla, Paul Dukas, Jean Sibelius, George Butterworth, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, John Ireland, Cyril Scott, Zoltán Kodály, Ottorino Respighi, Jacques Ibert, Bohuslav Martinu, Olivier Messiaen, Alan Hovhaness, Ned Rorem, György Ligeti, Selim Palmgren, and Toru Takemitsu, among others, as well as jazz musicians such as Bix Beiderbecke, Duke Ellington, Claude Thornhill, Bud Powell, Dave Brubeck, Gil Evans, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Frank Kimbrough, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Shirley Horn and Esperanza Spalding, progressive rock musicians such as King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Yes, the entire genre of post-rock, and electronic artists like Tangerine Dream and Popol Vuh, as well as Aphex Twin and Autechre.

Rookie fullback William Floyd was the team's second leading rusher with 305 yards and 6 touchdowns, while also having 19 receptions for 145 yards.

Staind also performed a version of " Comfortably Numb " by Pink Floyd.

He also performed in Roger Waters ' ( of Pink Floyd fame ) 1990 production of The Wall in Berlin, as the prosecutor.

Ross has also worked with John Lee Hooker, Lightnin ' Hopkins, Brownie McGhee, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim, Otis Rush, Dr. John, Bobby Lewis, Pinetop Perkins, Charles Neville, Cyril Neville, Big Mama Thornton, Louisiana Red, J. B. Hutto, Eddie Kirkland, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, and many other blues greats.

Hazlewood also dramatised Braddon's Aurora Floyd the same year.

The term is also used to describe existing bands whose members achieved individual fame after the band's founding, such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Queen, Genesis and Yes.

Wuthering Heights has also given rise to many adaptations and inspired works, including films, radio, television dramatisations, a musical by Bernard J. Taylor, a ballet, three operas ( by Bernard Herrmann, Carlisle Floyd, and Frédéric Chaslin ), a role-playing game, and the 1978 chart-topping song by Kate Bush.

Rock groups also began using synthesizers and electronic keyboards alongside the traditional line-up of guitar, bass and drums ; particularly in progressive rock groups such as Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Pink Floyd.

There was also a change in coaching, with Floyd being dismissed in favor of assistant coach and former Bulls co-captain Bill Cartwright, following a series of arguments with players and management.

Armstrong also has his own line of Les Paul Junior guitars from Gibson, modeled closely after " Floyd ", Armstrong's original 1956 Les Paul Junior.

In 1992, Dave Floyd put together a project named " Mad Dog " along with Pete Spence, also a former member of Riot / Clone.

Pink Floyd were pioneers in producing promotional films for their songs including " San Francisco: Film ", directed by Anthony Stern, " Scarecrow ", " Arnold Layne " and " Interstellar Overdrive ", the latter directed by Peter Whitehead, who also made several pioneering clips for The Rolling Stones between 1966 and 1968.

Van Horn's work is inspired by the American comics artists Dave Stevens and Floyd Gottfredson, but also by his father.

Chris Carter also enjoyed and found inspiration in Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream.

Floyd County also has a strong music and literary scene.

Floyd County was also a setting for the ministry of Reverend Bob Childress, whose life was chronicled in the book The Man Who Moved a Mountain.

* Willis, Floyd County, Virginia, also known as Hylton, an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia

Some historians attributed this to insurgent activity, such as the Quantrill Gang operating generally in Missouri ; also significant was the isolated nature of the area and the vast swamps that surrounded Floyd.

The Floyd Primary Care Center also holds the Center for Diabetes of Taylorsville.

There are also 4 major hospitals within reach: Cartersville Medical Center ( Cartersville ), Floyd Medical Center ( Rome ), Redmond Regional Medical Center ( Rome ), and Wellstar Kennestone Hospital ( Marietta ).

Fontana, Presley was joined by established RCA musicians Chet Atkins ( who also helped Sholes produce the session ) on guitar, and Floyd Cramer on piano.

It also left many homes and businesses underwater and was the worst flood since Hurricane Floyd.