Vintage aviation photos. New York City. LaGuardia. [View all]

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"In aviation's earliest days,
Long Island, New York,
particularly the central area
of Nassau County known
as the Hempstead Plains,
proved to be an ideal flying
field – treeless, flat, and
with only tall grasses and
scattered farm houses.

During aviation's infancy,
this area became known for
its intense aviation activity
and was recognized as the
center of the aviation world.

By 1910, Long Island
hosted several aircraft
factories and three airfields
from which the world's
most famous aviators set a
significant number of
aviation records.

The Island, ideally located
on the eastern edge of the
United States, at the
western edge of the
Atlantic Ocean, and
adjacent to America's most
populous city, also made it
the ideal focal point for
most of the early
transatlantic and
transcontinental flights."

http://www.faa.gov/about/history/celebration/media/LaGuardia%20Exhibit%20Album.pdf