Curtiss Flying School

[2] Curtiss started the Atlantic Coast Aeronautical Station on a 20-acre tract east of Newport News (VA) Boat Harbor in the Fall of 1915 with Captain Thomas Scott Baldwin as head.

Many civilian students, including Canadians, later became World War I flyers.

Victor Carlstrom, Vernon Castle, Eddie Stinson and Gen Billy Mitchell trained here.

[3] Students would work toward completing the Aero Club of America pilot's license.

[4] A large variety of aircraft were used for training, mostly designed and built by Curtiss, and still undergoing flight testing.