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FRED J. WISEMAN
MONUMENT DEDICATION
[[image: graphic of pilot Fred Wiseman with a bi-plane and clouds in background]]
[[caption]] FRED J. WISEMAN MADE ONE OF THE WORLD'S EARLY AIR MAIL FLIGHTS FEBRUARY 17-18, 1911. HE FLEW FROM PETALUMA'S KENILWORTH PARK TO SANTA ROSA AFTER BEING FORCED DOWN OVERNIGHT AT DENMAN FLAT. IT WAS THE FIRST RECORDED AIRPLANE FLIGHT SANCTIONED BY A LOCAL POST OFFICE AND AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE WISEMAN CRAFT IS PRESERVED IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM, WASHINGTON, D.C.
Dedicated August 17, 1968 by the City of Petaluma
Bill Soberanes, Chairman
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PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA 
* August 17, 1968 *

PAR AVION   VIA AIR MAIL   CORREO AEREO
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