#0818 First Military Flying School in America
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#0818 First Military Flying School in America
Site information:
Ocean Blvd, at entrance to Gate 5, Naval Air Station, North Island, CoronadoI don't know if anything remains of the original school, but it seems unlikely.
32.688272,-117.192772
Plaque information:
State plaquePlaque text:
Site of First Military Flying School (U.S. Naval Air Station, North Island)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.
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the City of Coronado. November 8, 1967
Registered 6/1/1967
