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Here's what I discovered . . . Annie Laurie Underwood was born in 1913, in Durham, NC to Harrison Aubrey Underwood (of Tennessee) and Rosa Lee Turner. She lived in Raleigh and married Norwood Cobb Mood (born 1909 in Sumter, SC) who was reportedly the manager of Raleigh Municipal Airport.

She moved to Dallas TX in 1958 and died in Collin TX in 1986.

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Very interesting!

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Maybe my fave so far - a treasure trove of great old photos (would love to know what became of the giant RALEIGH sign on the roof of the hangar in the 1929 photo) and fun facts. Go, 16 yr old lady pilot! And Upchurches! Would love to see where the old airport was on a map - but will still forward to SC and tell her it was somewhere near her house..

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Glad you liked it! Was fun to research. Here's an article from WRAL that talks about the final remnants of the runway: https://www.wral.com/story/losing-history-final-remnant-of-raleighs-first-airport-vanishes-beneath-new-development/19017628/

They have a picture that shows the airport and current neighborhood from above -- basically all of Renaissance Park!

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I also liked the information about the Raleigh airports! Growing up near Dayton and Wright Patterson AFB, we loved the history of aviation. The Wright Brothers were our hero’s, not North Carolina’s hero’s!

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That is a classic rivalry! "Birthplace of Aviation" vs. "First in Flight"

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Really enjoyed reading this historical account of Raleigh’s aviation beginnings! I would definitely like to learn more about Annie Underwood who shares the same name as your Mema!

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Me too, I thought that was a funny coincidence! I wonder if they were related to, or knew one another. They were close in age.

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