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First Aero Squadron

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900 Bay St., Texas City, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 29° 23' 34.58058", -94° 53' 32.838864"
 
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     First tactical air unit, U. S. Army; was stationed here 1913-1915 during U. S. border troubles caused by revolution in Mexico. The 7 planes, 5 officers, and 21 enlisted men were not in combat, but made aerial maps and achieved a long distance flight record.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

First Aero Squadron Historical Marker Location Map, Texas City, Texas