aug 18, 1923 - The first landing at Aruba

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It was on Saturday, August 18, 1923 when two US Navy Curtiss H-16 long-range maritime patrol flying boats landed for the first time in the Paardenbaai harbor of Oranjestad. The two aircraft operated out of the Coco Solo Naval Air Station (NAS) in the Panama Canal Zone. After a short stay on the island both aircraft continued their flights at 11.40 a.m. to Curacao.

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