Naval Air Station Rockaway
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Naval Air Station Rockaway adjoined Fort Tilden on the western portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It was established on municipal property in 1917 during American involvement in World War I and was demolished in 1930 to make way for Jacob Riis Park, which is now a part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, as is Fort Tilden itself.
The station was the departure point for the first transatlantic flight in 1919, as executed by the crew of the NC-4.
