Aviation Field Yorktown
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Taluss
N 37° 12.773 W 076° 34.292
18S E 360557 N 4119644
A marker detailing Aviation field in Yorktown
Waymark Code: WM4P0M
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2008
Views: 34
"From July 1919 until Aug. 1921, the U.S. Navy operated an aviation training school north of here at what was then known as the U.S. Navy Mine Depot (U.S. Naval Weapons Station). The school provided the first advanced aviation training for naval pilots in bombing, torpedo and gunnery operations. In Oct. 1922 the aviation field supported the first flight made from a U.S. aircraft carrier, USS Langley, which was anchored in the York River. Also, on 8 May 1925 likely the first overland commercial flight from New York City to this region landed here."
Marker Number: W-232
Marker Title: Aviation Field Yorktown
Marker Location: State Route 238 (Yorktown Road) Yorktown Newport News, Va. 23603
County or Independent City: Newport News, Va
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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