CORONADOCORONADO — Naval Air Station North Island, where in 1911 Glenn Curtiss trained the Navy’s first pilot, heralds itself as the “birthplace of Naval Aviation.” The command established a century ...

For many San Diegans, Jan. 26, 1911, marked a landmark moment in aviation history. On that day, pioneering aviator Glenn H. Curtiss made what is recognized as the first successful seaplane flight in ...

On a midsummer Sunday morning in Manhasset Bay, it seems all Long Island is afloat. Yachts, ketches, skiffs, sailboats, cabin cruisers, even a kayak — its occupant windmilling fearlessly through the ...

The United States Navy operates some of the oldest military installations in the world, but not all of them are relevant to aviation. From early seaplane ramps to modern carrier air wing hubs, a few ...

Some of the earliest seaplanes were built in Brighton city centre, carried down to the beach and launched into the sea. Pioneering engineer George Herbert Volk (known as Bert) had a workshop in the ...

On December 8, 1941, Japan attacked the Philippines and destroyed nearly half of the U.S. Army Air Corps’ bombers along with a third of its fighters on the ground. Yet, 43 of 45 Navy patrol aircraft ...