Uniondale in Nassau County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Mitchel Field
Military Airfield 1917 - 1961
| | Town of Hempstead Historical Site | |
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
1. Mitchel Field Marker
Town of Hempstead Historical Site
Mitchel Field
Military Airfield 1917 - 1961
Home of training, observation, fighter, bomber and transport squadrons.
Scene of 1920 and 1925 National Air Races.
Site of world's first 'Blind Flight', Lt. James Doolittle, September 24, 1929
Erected by Town of Hempstead.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 40° 43.677′ N, 73° 35.942′ W. Marker is unreadable. Marker is in Uniondale, New York, in Nassau County. It is on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard just east of Railroad Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, Garden City NY 11530, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the New York City Metropolitan Area and on Long Island. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: First Blind Takeoff, Flight and Landing, 1929 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lindbergh's Flight (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Mitchel Field (about 400 feet away); F-14 Tomcat (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named F-14 Tomcat (about 500 feet away); Sally Ride (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Mitchel Field (about 500 feet away); Aviation Field No. 2 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Uniondale.
More about this marker. This marker is one of at least three identical historical markers located within the parking lot of Uniondale's Museum Row.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 27, 2025
2. Mitchel Field Marker
This nearly unreadable historic marker is located on an unoccupied building on Uniondale's Museum Row.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 51 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
