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    The United States capital, Washington, D.C., has been the site of several events in the nation's history of aviation, beginning from the time of the American...
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    Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area to restrict air traffic near Washington, D.C. The ADIZ was established as a precursor to the US invasion of Iraq in 2003...
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    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly called Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States...
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    within Washington, D.C., the federal capital district of the United States, as of 2021. As of 2002, there are also 32 others in the Washington metropolitan...
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    major influence on travel patterns, with only 28% of people employed in Washington, D.C. commuting from within the city, whereas 33.5% commute from the nearby...
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    Potomac Consolidated TRACON (category Aviation in Washington, D.C.)
    control facility in charge of the Washington, D.C. airspace and Washington Special Flight Rules Area, assigning squawk codes. It is based in Warrenton, Virginia...
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  • and Astronautics conference in Washington, D.C., to spur the development of more energy-efficient and cleaner general aviation aircraft. 18 June The day...
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  • financially self-sustaining entity with the mission to manage and enhance Washington, D.C.'s two-airport system. The authority leases the airports from the United...
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    American Propeller Manufacturing Company (category Aviation in Washington, D.C.)
    was initially founded in Washington D.C to build low-production experimental and custom propellers under the name Paragon. In 1912 the company moved...
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    unresponsive.: 2  The plane had previously entered the no-fly zone over Washington, D.C., and was intercepted by F-16 fighter jets before it crashed. A preliminary...
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    VMGR-153 (category Official website not in Wikidata)
    aircraft squadrons Rottman 2002, pp. 441. "VMR-252 High in Safety". Naval Aviation News. Washington D.C.: United States Navy. October 1960. Retrieved 27 December...
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    missing publisher (link) Kirkland, Richard C. (2013). Tales of a Helicopter Pilot. History of Aviation. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 978-1-58834-413-7...
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    reported in Washington, D.C., and later became known as the Washington flap, the Washington National Airport Sightings, or the Invasion of Washington. The...
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    Katherine V. Dillon. Amelia: The Centennial Biography of an Aviation Pioneer. Washington, DC: Brassey's, 1997. ISBN 1-57488-134-5. Hoverstein, Paul. "An...
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  • Air & Space/Smithsonian (category 1986 establishments in Washington, D.C.)
    National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., United States. Its first publication was in April 1986. Articles in the magazine involve topics related...
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    miles (8.0 km) from Washington, D.C. It is the closest airport to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, the 23rd-busiest airport in the nation, and the...
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    Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZDC) is an Area Control Center operated by the Federal Aviation Administration and located at Lawson Rd SE...
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    "Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 51 – Washington, D.C. Admission Act" (PDF) (Press release). Washington, DC: The White House. April 21, 202. Archived...
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    The Washington Navy Yard (WNY) is a ceremonial and administrative center for the United States Navy, located in Washington, D.C. It is the oldest shore...
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  • This list of museums in Washington, D.C. encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities...
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    Civil Aeronautics Board (category Organizations based in Washington, D.C.)
    agency was headquartered in Washington, D.C. The primary role of the CAB was to regulate scheduled commercial airline operations in the United States. The...
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    300 ha) to serve the Baltimore–Washington area began just before the end of World War II. In 1944, the Baltimore Aviation Commission announced its decision...
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    island located in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., in the United States. It formed naturally as an extension of Analostan Island in the latter part...
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    The Washington–Baltimore combined metropolitan statistical area is a statistical area including the overlapping metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and...
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    Passenger and Freight Statistics for December 2021 (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original...
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  • Marks Passing of Aviation Industry Icon Ed Stimpson", Nov. 25, 2009, Washington, D.C. McMillin, Molly, senior aviation reporter "Aviation industry veteran...
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    Systems Command (NAVSEA) inside the Washington Navy Yard in southeast Washington, D.C. The attack took place in the Navy Yard's Building 197; it began...
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  • The D.C. Statehood Green Party, known as the DC Statehood Party prior to 1999, is a green progressive political party in the District of Columbia. The...
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  • National Aeronautic Association (category Aviation organizations based in the United States)
    aviation in the United States.” The NAA is headquartered at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in Washington, D.C. The NAA was founded in...
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  • Joseph Sanders (category Aviation in Washington, D.C.)
    device for records. In June 1914, Sanders became the general manager of the Gyro Motor Company in Washington D.C. He purchased the assets in May 1917, forming...
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