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By Col. James F. Jamison, USMC (Ret), April 28, 2018
First Military Flying School Marker
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| | The flat lands beyond have been a part of aviation history since Glenn Curtis founded the first military flying school in America here on January 17, 1911. The Army operated Rockwell Field until January 31, 1939; the Navy commissioned the present . . . — — Map (db m61548) HM |
| | The following notable events occurred on this airfield:
• 1907 – Early aeronautical experiments by Rex Smith and others
• 1908 – Oct. 8, Wilbur Wright instructed first flying officers of the Signal Corps, U.S. Army
• 1909 – . . . — — Map (db m61870) HM |
Apr. 26, 2024