Site of the Flight of the Gossamer Condor

Built

1979-02-24

Inscription

"THIS PLAQUE AT SHAFTER AIRPORT COMMEMORATES THE WORLD'S FIRST MAN-POWERED FLIGHT TO COMPLETE THE KREMER CIRCUIT, AUGUST 23, 1977. THE CIRCUIT, A FIGURE EIGHT AROUND TWO PYLONS ONE-HALF MILE APART, WAS COMPLETED IN SIX MINUTES, TWENTY-TWO SECONDS. THE PLA

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

35.50010, -119.18166

Elevation 127 m (modelled from terrain)

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