When you think of the Jersey Shore and history of aviation, your mind usually turns to blimps and dirigibles flying gracefully over the beach, but there was a time before World War I when the nation watched in awe and debated the importance of what was happening over those same beaches with something being called an aero plane. Some of their actions foretold the future of aviation and others were simply flights of fancy.

In 1910, with aviation in its infancy, Atlantic City hosted one of the first air shows.