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Orange County's aviation history dates back to the 1920s when aviation pioneer Eddie Martin established a private landing strip known as the Eddie Martin Airport. In 1923, Martin furthered his legacy by founding the esteemed flying school Martin Aviation. A century later, Eddie Martin's legacy has ascended to new heights. John Wayne Airport, an award-winning …
What started as a rural landing strip 100 years ago, is now the award-winning John Wayne Airport. Travelers passing through the Airport helped celebrate this amazing milestone with several exciting activities at the Thomas F. Riley Terminal. In collaboration with Airport tenants, a travel cup giveaway ran through October. JWA also teamed up with airlines …
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Submitted by Cathy Prudhomme, International Secretary Of the more than 9,000 pilots in the United States in 1929, only 117 of them were women. That November, the 117 U.S. women pilots were invited to assemble at Curtiss Field in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York to provide “mutual support, advance aviation, and maintain historical records …
On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright started the aviation party in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina when he flew 120 feet in 12 seconds in the Wright Flyer fitted with a Wright-designed 12hp engine. Orville and his older brother, Wilbur, are credited with inventing the first mechanism that enabled the pilot to steer the aircraft, thereby …
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