First High Altitude Airplane Flights March 1905 Historical

First High Altitude Airplane Flights March 1905 Historical (HM1WKV)

Location: Aptos, CA 95003 Santa Cruz County
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N 36° 56.84', W 121° 52.034'

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One hundred years ago, in the skies above this
monument, three soaring flights were made on
March 16th, 17th, and 20th, by an aeroplane-
glider flown by Aeronaut and parachute dare-
devil, Daniel John Maloney, which had been
designed and built by Professor John. J.
Montgomery.

The frail craft, weighing only 42 pounds, was
constructed of spruce, wire, and fortified canvas,
and had tandem-wings with a 24 ft. wingspan
and a four sided tail. It was taken aloft here at
the then Leonard Ranch by a smoke-balloon
rented by Fred Swanton and owned by Frank Hamilton, to heights of 800 ft., 1,100 ft., and 3,000 feet. The longest flight lasted over 18 minutes and covered
over 2 miles...From a letter by Prof. Montgomery to his mother...

My machine flew three times, each time better than the other and descended beautifully. Going in different directions under perfect control of the aeronaut, and landing in a spot selected by him as gently as a feather.


These flights were the result of 22 years of experimentations and flight testing by Professor Montgomery, beginning with his first glider flight in 1883 at Otay Mesa in San Diego and ending with his accidental death in 1911.

Called the "Father of Basic Flying", his successes and contributions to the development of flight
were heralded by the world's press at the time, but are now largely forgotten.
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HM NumberHM1WKV
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Placed ByE Clampus Vitus El Viceroy Marques de Branciforte Chapter 1797, E Clampus Vitus Capitulus Redivivus Yerba Buena #1, Hiller Aviation Museum San Carlos Ca,. Aptos Chamber of Commerce and Museum Capitola/Aptos Rotary
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Date Added Friday, January 20th, 2017 at 5:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 600860 N 4089629
Decimal Degrees36.94733333, -121.86723333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 56.84', W 121° 52.034'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 56' 50.4" N, 121° 52' 2.04" W
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Area Code(s)831, 408
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Dolphin Dr, Aptos CA 95003, US
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