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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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Happy Birthday and Happy National Aviation Day!
Not only is August 19th the birthday of siblings Orville and Katharine Wright, but it is also National Aviation Day! Orville was born on August 19, 1871, while his sister Katharine arrived on August 19, 1874. National Aviation Day was … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation history, Huffman Prairie, Katharine Wright, National Aviation Day, Orville Wright, Wright Brothers
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New Digital Collection: Wilbur F. H. Bigelow, Sr., Dayton-Wright Company Collection
We are pleased to announce the recent processing and digitization of the Wilbur F. H. Bigelow, Sr., Dayton-Wright Company Collection (SC-347). The entire collection can be freely accessed online, anytime, through the Wright State University Campus Online Repository, at CORE … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation, aviation history, CORE Scholar, digital collections, news, SC-347, World War I, WWI
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