First - Airport in the Pacific Northwest - Vancouver, WA
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saopaulo1
N 45° 37.452 W 122° 39.396
10T E 526769 N 5052352
A plaque about the first airport in the Pacific Northwest.
Waymark Code: WM142DC
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2021
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"Pearson Field is the first airport in the Pacific Northwest and one of the oldest operating airports in the United States. It served as a major military airfield in the interwar years. In 1905, a dirigible originating from the nearby Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition landed at Fort Vancouver Polo grounds, initiating an enduring and illustrious connection to aeronautics and record-breaking endurance flights. Starting in 1923, the airport played a key role in the development of U.S. Air Power and general aviation in the Pacific Northwest."
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1905
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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