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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Upcoming Talk will Highlight Lunken Airport
The next meeting of the Huffman Prairie Aviation History Society will take place this coming Monday, October 5, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. At this month’s meeting, Emil Dansker will present “Lunken Looking Up,” highlighting the Lunken Airport in Cincinnati (view PDF flyer). The … Continue reading
Selfridge Crash Described in New Acquisition
On this day — September 17 — in 1908, Lt. Thomas Selfridge became the first person to die in a powered airplane crash. He was the passenger in a plane piloted by Orville Wright, who was demonstrating the Wright Flyer … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation, aviation history, MS-1, Orville Wright, SC-301, Wright Brothers, Wright family
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