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1896: An Aircraft Resembling an “Enormous Bird” Makes Aviation History above the Potomac River

May 12, 2021flynthings

May 6, 1896 An aviation milestone took place in the vicinity of Quantico, Virginia, when Aerodrome No. 5 made the first successful flights of an …

1896: An Aircraft Resembling an “Enormous Bird” Makes Aviation History above the Potomac River

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