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Santa Monica Airport

Airfield in Santa Monica, California, dedicated as Clover Field in 1923 and due to close at the end of 2028.

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Dates
15 Apr 1923 –
Also known as
Clover Field, Santa Monica Municipal Airport

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  • First flight around the world where the planes left from Scholarship & press 12

    The planes left Clover Field in March for the official start at Seattle, and stopped there again in September, a leg before the finish.

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  • Santa Monica Primary record 3

    The City renamed Clover Field Santa Monica Airport in 1927.

Timeline 1 date
  1. 15 Apr 1923 – Santa Monica Airport
Proof 3 sources
  1. Santa Monica Airport celebrates 100th anniversary of first flight around the world, Santa Monica Daily Press, 2024. Scholarship & press
    Four aircraft, each named after a US city, Seattle, Chicago, Boston and New Orleans, left Clover Field, Santa Monica, on 17 March 1924, for Sand Point in Seattle, Washington for the official start of the journey.
  2. Santa Monica to Celebrate the First Around the World Douglas World Cruisers, Flying Magazine, 2024. Scholarship & press
    The Douglas World Cruisers stood tall against the trees along the edge of the landing area at Clover Field on September 23, 1924.
  3. Santa Monica Airport (SMO) History, City of Santa Monica. Primary record
    April 15, 1923 - The Army Air Corps dedicates Clover Field, named after World War I pilot Lt. Greayer "Grubby" Clover, who grew up nearby and was killed in action.
    June 15, 1927 - The Council changes the name of Clover Field to Santa Monica Airport (SMO).
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