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1956 - 2026, Celebrating 70 Years of Service


This Day in History:
October 23, 1923

Upon landing in Raritan Bay near Keyport, NJ, chief test pilot of the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co., Paul G. Zimmermann, completes a successful altitude flight of the first all metal hull flying boat to be constructed in America, the All Metal Hull Flying Boat.