Roseburg Regional Airport is in Douglas County, Oregon. a mile northwest of Roseburg, which owns it. It is also known as Major General Marion E. Carl Memorial Field, named after Marion Eugene Carl (1915–1998).History1928: The original land acquisition for the establishment of the "Roseburg Aviation Park" occurred in 1928, with additional property purchased in 1929. This brought the airport and aviation park area to about 100 acres, with additional property made available for industrial development. Funding for the initial purchase was achieved through a successful bond initiative, spearheaded by the Umpqua Post of the American Legion. The bond measure provided $25,000. Twelve thousand of this sum purchased the properties and thirteen thousand was used for hangar construction, drainage improvements, and the initial runway construction. The initial runway was approximately 3,800 feet in length. A portion of the original property was later sold to the State to construct Interstate 5 and a portion west of the future freeway was sold to an individual for future development. These funds were utilized for airport purposes.1931-August 23: Earl Branson owned the Roseburg Flying Service. on Sunday, August 24, 1931 an advertisement appears in the local newspaper (name unknown) He advertised "FLY $1.00, Licensed Pilots--Licensed Planes. You are invited to inspect the Roseburg Municipal airport and the equipment of the Roseburg Flying Service. You are welcome at any time but particularly on Sunday, August 24. The Roseburg Flying Service, owned and operated by Earl Branson, is here to furnish taxi service, flying instruction, and general air service. We want the people of Roseburg to realize that flying has its place in transportatioin and in the recreational life of the community." source: Max Powers clipping album from 1931.
