Have you been to McDill Air Force Base in Tampa? If so you’ve traveled Dale Mabry drive. I was born at Mc Dill Air Force base in Tampa and lived off Dale Mabry Drive. I thought that Dale Mabry Air field was the original name for Mc Dill, but it wasn’t it what’s now the Tallahassee airport.

http://www.floridamemory.com/photographiccollection/photo_exhibits/dale-mabry/
http://fcit.usf.edu/wwii/military.php
http://www.tampapix.com/whatsinaname.htm

Tampa’s first air port was Drew Field
http://www.tampapix.com/drewfield.htm

Former Airfield in Florida
http://www.formerbases.com/florida.htm

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