Hiller Aviation Museum
Aircraft on display
Where Inspiration Takes Flight!
Dedicated to the dreams of flight and the innovations of aviation pioneers, the museum chronicles over a century of history and provides a glimpse into air transportation’s future.
Aircraft
In 1884 John Montgomery flew the first heavier then air glider from Otay Mesa near San Diego. It flew several hundred feet on this first attempt.
Aircraft
Prior to completion of the transcontinental railroad, travel from New York to California was a six month journey, by land or by sea. In 1866 Frederick Marriott of San Francisco formed The Aerial Steam Navigation Company with the goal of building and operating large stea...
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