Wright military training at College Park in 1909.

From: Air Power History | Date: December 22, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Nestled among a growing industrial area and residential community in the heart of College Park, Maryland is a small airport of 40 acres. Looking no different than any other small airport of its size, the "College Park Airport" has a wonderful story to tell of the growing years of early aviation. Few would suspect that this beautiful field with about 100 modern aircraft was once witness to the triumphs and tragedies surrounding the birth of military aviation and those amazing pilots who captivated the nation's attention in the first decade of the twentieth century.

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