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Bronze plaque № 53404

Aptos, United States

FIRST HIGH ALTITUDE AEROPLANE FLIGHTS MARCH 1905 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 Prof

essor 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 tak

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