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North Island Aviation History

For the first time in the history of aviation, Glenn H. Curtiss yesterday performed the feat of launching his hydro-aeroplane from the water into the air, and after remaining in the air one minute and 21 seconds, alighted upon the water. He repeated his performance at will, skipping about Spanish Bight, off North Island, and circling around the craft in the harbor, with the ease and grace of the ordinary sea-bird.            — The San Diego Union, Jan. 27, 1911

Log on to San Diego Union-Tribune to read the complete article written by San Diego historian Richard Crawford about the early history of aviation on North Island.

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