page_title: Aviation in Washington, D.C.
section_title: Military
hierarchical_section_title: Aviation in Washington, D.C. / Government and military / Military
caption_attribution_description: English: The last flight out of Bolling Air Force Base on July 1, 1962. Photo is open for copying and distribution. Photo was obtained from the U.S. Air Force 11th Wing Historian's Web site.
context_page_description: The United States capital, Washington, D.C., has been the site of several events in the nation's history of aviation, beginning from the time of the American Civil War, often for the purpose of promoting the adoption of new aeronautical technologies by the government. It has also been home to several aircraft manufacturers and aviation organizations, and many aerospace contractors have maintained a presence there as well.
context_section_description: Bolling Air Force Base opened on the first of July 1918. The last fixed wing flight at the airfield (and Washington, D.C.) was on 1 July 1962.
  Washington Navy Yard was the location of the first shipboard catapult in 1912, and featured a wind tunnel in 1916. It was the test site for torpedo-carrying aircraft prototypes of the Curtiss CT-1, Stout ST-1, Fokker FT-1 and Blackburn Swift F.
  United States Naval Research Laboratory is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps and conducts a program of scientific research and development.
caption: Last flight out of Bolling Airfield
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