College Park Airport
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College Park Airport "Oldest continually operated in the world" First Military airfield in the United States The following notable events occurred on this airfield: -1907-Early aeronautical experiments by Rex Smith and others -1909-Oct. 8. Wilbur Wright instructed first flying officers of the Signal Corps, U.S. Army -1909-Oct. 28, Mrs. Ralph H. Van Demon first woman passenger in America -1911-July 3, First army flying school established -1912 - First flight surgeon Lt. John P. Kelly -1912 - First group cross country flight originated here first long distance flight-42 miles, destination, Chevy Chase.
MD. -First bombs dropped from an aircraft utilizing a bombsight -First machine guns fired from an aircraft -Early experimentation with radio signals sent from an aircraft -Altitude records set by Lt. "Hap" Arnold, 8450 feet -1918 - Aug.12.Washington terminus. First regular airmail service -1920 - Early helicopter experiments by Emile Berliner -1933 - First "Blind Flying" cross county flight by James Kinney and Harry Diamond Prince Georges County Historical Society Funded by National Aerospace Education Memorial Center, Inc. 1978
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