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Whiting Field honors the “father of the aircraft carrier” | Santa Rosa Press Gazette

Capt. Kenneth Whiting died on April 24, 1943, three months before the gates opened. When commissioning day came that July, the Navy had decided the field would honor him rather than the area around it. His widow stood in the hanger at the ceremony. By all accounts, it was a fitting tribute to one of the most influential men in Naval Aviation history. Even if, nearly eight decades later, most drivers passing the main gate on Highway 87 couldn’t e…
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Santa Rosas Press Gazette broke the news on Monday, June 22, 2026.
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