TORREY PINES, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

Landmarks : No. 5

Date Registered: Jun 06 1992

This site was chosen to honor the spirit, ingenuity and enthusiasm of the pioneers who flew gliders in the 1930s at Torrey Pines. The dedication also serves to honor future pilots who will share the glider port and continue its tradition through all forms of motorless flight. 

Johnny Robinson

Johnny Robinson during the late 1930s in front of his "Robin" sailplane, which had a plexiglass nose.

1939 Souvenir Mail

1939 souvenir mail flown by Johnny Robinson as part of the dedication ceremony of the Torrey Pines Gliderport.

Schweizer 1-26

Schweizer 1-26 flying along the cliffs of Torrey Pines, just north of San Diego, CA.

Torrey Pines in 1992

Ed Slater and George Edwards (at the time the President of the National Soaring Museum) flew souvenir mail from Gillespie Field into Torrey Pines in 1992, using a Schweizer 2-33.

NLS #5

NLS #5 souvenir mail.

Torrey Pines

Plaques for the National Landmark of Soaring No. 5 (top) and San Diego City Historical Site #315 (bottom) at Torrey Pines