page_title: Aviation in Maryland
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: Aviation in Maryland / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: Maryland General Aviation Proclamation postings
context_page_description: Maryland's first aeronautical event was the flight of 13-year-old Edward Warren from Baltimore in Peter Carne's tethered hot air balloon in 1784.
context_section_description: 1908 Lincoln Beachy demonstrates a dirigible over Baltimore from Electric Park
  1909 On 9 October, Wilbur Wright demonstrated "Miss Columbia", the first U.S. Government aircraft, on five flights.
  1909 On 22 October, Charles Elvers flies the first aircraft built in Maryland, a modified self-made Curtiss pusher style at Owings Mills.
  1909 On 29 October, 28-year-old Sara Van Deman becomes the first woman to fly in a powered aircraft with Wilbur Wright at College Park.
  1911 The Army Signal Corps Aviation School is founded in College Park.
  1911 On 7 September, John Rodgers completes the first flight of a U.S. Naval aircraft from Farragut Field.
  1912  Lieutenant Alfred Austell Cunningham reported to the Naval Aviation Camp in Annapolis, Maryland starting Marine aviation.
  1922 The Berliner Helicopter makes a controlled flight of a helicopter at College Park. The 1922 flights of the Berliner  and the de Bothezat H1 were the first by manned helicopters.
  1925 Jimmy Doolittle beats a British Gloster III in the Schneider Trophy race held at Baltimore Bay Shore amusement park. The sole Supermarine S.4 crashed in trials prior to the race.
  1927 Charles Lindbergh lands the Spirit of St. Louis at Baltimore's Logan Field
  1927 Van Lear Black, Chairman of the Baltimore Sun starts record setting international charters in the Fokker named "Maryland Free State".
  1940 Howard University is one of four schools chosen for training African American pilots for the Civilian Pilot Training Program in Croome.
  1947 University of Maryland considers opening a regional airport.
  1969 A State Economic Development Study looks into a second major airport to supplement Baltimore Washington International to accommodate supersonic aircraft.
  1996 Nathan "Bill" Morris, founder of Kentmorr Airpark, passes away at 98. He was one of the world's oldest active pilots at 98 years old.
  2001 The September 11 attacks, caused the formation of the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone, temporarily closing, then permanently restricting air operations over central Maryland.
  2011 The University of Maryland Gamera Human Powered Helicopter made an attempt at the Sikorsky Prize for human powered helicopter flight.
  2014 Haysfield Airport closes to build a housing development.
  2014 September 2014 is proclaimed by the governor to be "General Aviation and Community Airport Month".
caption: Proclamation that September 2014 is the General Aviation and Community Airport Month
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