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The land facing Rockville Pike was rezoned to commercial zoning in 1950, [30] allowing portions of the airport's land to be sold for storage buildings in 1951. [31] The flight school closed in 1951, [29] although the airport itself continued to operate. [31] In 1952, a lease to operate the airport was signed over to the Civil Air Patrol's ...
Student fliers with Piper J-3s under the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Congressional Airport. Rockville, Maryland. The Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) was a flight training program (1938–1944) sponsored by the United States government with the stated purpose of increasing the number of civilian pilots, though having a clear impact on military preparedness.
The Maryland Wing oversees 26 primary subordinate squadrons located throughout the state, including four school enrichment programs. The wing currently has a fleet of 11 aircraft made up of Cessna 172s, 182s, 206 and a Gippsland GA-8 Airvan. More than 1,400 members serve in Civil Air Patrol’s Maryland Wing.
This is a list of airports in Maryland (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
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1911 The Army Signal Corps Aviation School is founded in College Park. [6] 1911 On 7 September, John Rodgers completes the first flight of a U.S. Naval aircraft from Farragut Field. [7] 1912 Lieutenant Alfred Austell Cunningham reported to the Naval Aviation Camp in Annapolis, Maryland, starting Marine aviation. [8]
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