Pearson Field is recognized as one of the oldest active airfields in the United States and has played a significant role in the evolution of aviation in the Pacific Northwest. It has been the site of numerous historic aviation feats, including serving as the landing site for both the 1912 Silas Christofferson flight from the Multnomah Hotel and the first transpolar flight in 1937.
“The designation of Pearson Field as an AIAA Historic Aerospace Site is truly an honor,” said Vancouver Mayor Tim Leavitt in a press release. “A sincere thank you is also extended to Pearson Air Museum Manager Laureano Mier and Fort Vancouver’s Chief Ranger and Historian Greg Shine. Without their efforts to convey the great historic significance of the Pearson Field, this recognition would not have been possible.”
The AIAA established the Historic Aerospace Sites Program to promote the preservation of, and the dissemination of information about, significant accomplishments made in the aerospace profession.
