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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts Historic Aerospace Site plaque inside the museum
Photographer: Devry Becker Jones (CC0)
Taken: March 19, 2023
Caption: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts Historic Aerospace Site plaque inside the museum
Additional Description:
College Park Airport
College Park Airport was founded in 1909 when the Wright Brothers came here to train the first military officers to fly. Other significant events at this field include the first testing of a bombsite (1911), the first testing of a machine gun from an airplane (1912), as well as the first controlled helicopter flight (1925). These and other achievements have earned College Park the nickname "The Field of Firsts."

2003

Submitted: March 19, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
Database Locator Identification Number: p712133
File Size: 9.167 Megabytes

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