Los Angeles International Aviation Meet

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Los Angeles International Aviation Meet

The 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet, also known as the "Dominguez Meet" after its location, was the first air meet held in the United States. The first ever air meet, held in Reims, France preceeded the Los Angeles meet by just three months.

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• The First U.S. Airshows--the Air Meets of 1910  at U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission

• 1910 Los Angeles International Aviation Meet Research Collection  at California State University, Dominguez Hills an online collection of materials from the 1910 meet

• Big Aviation Meet For Los Angeles  at New York Times (December 23, 1909)

• Aero Club Defied; Los Angeles Will Hold Aviation Meet Without Its Sanction If Necessary  at New York Times (December 24, 1909)