Waldo Waterman, grandson of California Governor Robert Waterman, was the most experienced of Ontario's early aviators. The Ontario Aircraft Corporation was founded in 1923 by Waldo Waterman and Archie Mitchell. Waterman and Mitchell created an airstrip near San Antonio Avenue on land they had leased from the Union Pacific Railroad. They called the airstrip Latimer Field after nearby Latimer Packing House. They built a hanger and started the “Ontario Aircraft Corporation.” The Ontario Airport Corporation began as a small landing strip and a few years later the airstrip shifted three miles east to Ontario International Airport’s current location. #125to125 #CelebrateOntario
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