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A Visitor from Le Mans, France
We had the pleasure last week of hosting a special visitor from Le Mans, France, to see materials from our world-famous Wright Brothers Collection. Marc Denoueix is a businessman and the former President of the Le Mans Sarthe Wright Centennial … Continue reading
100 Years Ago in Aviation: Harold Harris Parachute Jump
One hundred years ago this month – on October 20, 1922 – Lt. Harold R. Harris, a test pilot at McCook Field in Dayton, became the first person to successfully use a ripcord parachute to save himself during a real … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, SC&A
Tagged aviation, aviation history, Dayton Daily News, Dayton Daily News Archive, MS-214, MS-458, SC-314
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Garlow’s Blizzard of 1978 Photos
Bill Garlow was a photographer with the Dayton Journal-Herald from 1964 until the newspaper merged with the Dayton Daily News, and then continued with the DDN until his retirement, about 2006. Over his more than 40-year career, he captured hundreds … Continue reading
Posted in DDN and Dayton, SC&A
Tagged Blizzard of 1978, blizzard of 78, Dayton Daily News, DDN, MS-665, photographs, snow, weather
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