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Taken: March 30, 1911
Caption: San Diego: Birthplace of Naval Aviation Marker detail
Additional Description: Curtiss worked at improving his early version of the hydroaeroplane at this base in Spanish Bight. The Navy ordered three aircraft from him but required that he mount flotation devices on the wings of the aircraft.
Submitted: September 3, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p444145
File Size: 0.560 Megabytes

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