By Julie Hedgepeth Williams Publisher: NewSouth Books ISBN-13: 978-1588381682 When stepping aboard an aircraft these days, few passengers spare a thought to the many visionary people who have made the wonder of safe and affordable air travel possible. Even giants like Orville and Wilbur Wright are fading in people’s memories. Stretching the matter a bit… Continue reading Wings of Opportunity: The Wright Brothers in Montgomery, Alabama, 1910
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Anniversary – First US flight school, established by the Wright brothers, opens
100 year anniversary on 15 February 2010 Seven years after their historic first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, Wilbur Wright was scouting locations suitable for a flight school. The idea was to train a number of pilots who could in turn teach flying to the wealthy individuals who were expected to buy the airplanes… Continue reading Anniversary – First US flight school, established by the Wright brothers, opens