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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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    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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    Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    "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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    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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    Women Controllers" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Transportation. n.d. "Florence Lowe Barnes—USA". Centennial...
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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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    Washington, D.C. It is the closest airport to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, the 24th-busiest airport in the nation, the busiest airport in the...
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    Passenger and Freight Statistics for December 2023 (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2024-10-10.{{cite report}}:...
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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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  • 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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    United States Park Police (category Environmental organizations based in Washington, D.C.)
    jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York City areas and certain other government...
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    of Washington, D.C. BWI is one of three major airports that serve the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area. Dulles International Airport (IAD), in Dulles...
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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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    RIM-2 Terrier (category Military equipment introduced in the 1950s)
    2016. "Ordnance For The Fleet Readied At NOTS" (PDF). Naval Aviation News. Washington D.C.: Naval Historical Center. November 1958. Retrieved 2021-12-30...
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    Convair CV-240 family (category Aircraft first flown in 1947)
    8th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference. AIAA AVIATION Forum. Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. doi:10...
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    (2011). Pakistan Intelligence and Security Activities Army Aviation Corps. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-7397-1194-1. Archived...
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