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Arvin-Sierra Glider Port
1937-1941
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By Denise Boose, October 28, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Arvin-Sierra Glider Port Marker | | |
Inscription. Located on the hills in front of you, on the historic Tejon Ranch, the Arvin-Sierra Glider Port was the site for the West Coast Soaring Championships. Many of America’s famous glider pilots made record flights from here, soaring over the mountains and into the desert. The contests were popular events to pilots and public alike and the site became the most important glider port in California. When World War II shut down activity here, those star pilots became key to the war effort — as pilots, scientists, engineers and builders of advanced aircraft, leaving an aerospace legacy that exists today.
Erected 2000 by National Soaring Museum Harris Hill, Elmira, NY Affiliate of the Soaring Society of America Sponsored by the Sellplane Homebuilders Association.
Location. 35° 15.72′ N, 118° 39.542′ W. Marker is in Arvin, California, in Kern County. Marker is at the intersection of East Bear Mountain Boulevard (Highway 223) and Highway 58 on East Bear Mountain Boulevard. Click for map. Marker sits on the corner facing Route 223 in a dirt lot next to a Bena Rd. Marker is in this post office area: Arvin CA 93203, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Bakersfield National Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Bealeville (approx. 2 miles away); Caliente (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Great Flood of 1932 and Engine No. 3834 (approx. 7.1 miles away); Tehachapi Pass Railroad Line (approx. 8.4 miles away); Tehachapi Loop (approx. 8.4 miles away); Point On The Jedediah Smith Trail (approx. 9.6 miles away); Francisco Garces O.F.M (approx. 9.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Arvin.| | | | 
By Denise Boose, October 28, 2011 | |
| | | 2. Arvin-Sierra Glider Port Marker | | |
Also see . . . Arvin-SierraI Gliderport Remembrance -The Historical Significance of Arvin. (Submitted on January 18, 2012.)
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By Denise Boose, October 28, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Arvin-Sierra Glider Port Marker | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on January 16, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 204 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 16, 2012, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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