| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1910/00/00 | Glenn Hammond Curtiss | Aviation Pioneer | Glenn Curtiss establishes a flying school at North Island, California. | |||
| 1910/12/00 | United States Navy | Military service | US Navy assigns its first pilot, Lt Theodore Gordon Ellyson, to be trained by Curtiss. | Birth of Naval Aviation | ||
| 1911/06/27 | Glenn Hammond Curtiss | Flight instructor | John Towers received orders to the Curtiss Flying School. There he became the Navy's third aviator, following TG Ellyson and John Rodgers. | Birth of Naval Aviation | ||
| 1911/06/27 | John H Towers | Naval Aviator No 3 | John Towers received orders to the Curtiss Flying School. There he became the Navy's third aviator, following TG Ellyson and John Rodgers. | Birth of Naval Aviation | ||
| 1912/00/00 | Navy's Aviation Unit uses North Island as Winter quarters | Birth of Naval Aviation | ||||
| 1912/10/00 | Glenn Hammond Curtiss | Instructor | Glenn Curtiss trains the first group of Japanese aviators, including Lieutenant Chuji Yamada who was working to obtain a pilot's license from the Aero Club of America, October - November 1912 | |||
| 1918/00/00 | Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue | Architect | Core buildings built 1918-1920 | |||
| 1918/00/00 | US Navy Bureau of Yards and Docks | Architect | Core buildings built 1918-1920 | |||
| 1927/05/09 | Charles A Lindbergh | Pilot | Charles A Lindbergh takes off from North Island in 'The Spirit of St Louis' en route to New York and across the Atlantic to Paris | Aviation Spans the Atlantic | ||
| 1927/05/09 | Charles A Lindbergh | Pilot | Charles A Lindbergh takes off from North Island in 'The Spirit of St Louis' en route to New York and across the Atlantic to Paris | Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight: New York to Paris |
| Particulars for Naval Air Station, San Diego, Historic District: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Air facility |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Owner | Federal |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Architectural Style | Mission-Spanish Revival |
| Level of Significance | National |
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