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Jun222014

Pilgrimage to Wright Brothers National Memorial

My first surprise was learning the Wright Brothers National Memorial is not located in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The town of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina is the place name I have associated with the Wright Brothers first motor powered flight from my early days of grade school history and biographies, but the town of Kill…

Jan112014

Aviation History at the Henry Ford Museum Part 1

by Ric Garrido 1 Comment

Boeing, Douglas, Ford. Ford Motor Company was one of the major innovators and manufacturers of airplanes in the 1920s and 1930s. Heroes of the Sky – Daring tales of early flight pioneers. For those interested in aviation history, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan has a large exhibit on early aircraft that offers a…