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Caption: San Diego: Birthplace of Naval Aviation Marker detail
Additional Description: Glenn Curtiss sitting at the controls of one of his aircraft designs. Note the aileron control rods he operated with his shoulders. This was an improvement over the Wright brothers' system for changing the direction of the aircraft.
Submitted: September 3, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p444143
File Size: 0.988 Megabytes

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