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NO. 818 FIRST MILITARY FLYING SCHOOL IN AMERICA - The flat lands beyond have been a part of aviation history since Glenn Curtiss founded the first military flying school in America here on January 17, 1911. The Army operated Rockwell Field until January 31, 1939, the Navy commissioned the present air station on November 8, 1917.
Location
Sunset Park, 200 block of Ocean Blvd, at entrance to Gate 5, Naval Air Station, North Island, Coronado
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NO. 818 FIRST MILITARY FLYING SCHOOL IN AMERICA
CHL #818 First Military Flying School In America Marker
CHL #818 - First Military Flying School In America Plaque
NO. 818 FIRST MILITARY FLYING SCHOOL IN AMERICA