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USA Travels 2010 - Ohio 2

Ohio is the birthplace of aviation

This memorial at Dayton Ohio celebrates the rich aviation history here.....

Hoffman's farm field - A lot of the early refinements of modern flight were carried out here.....

Monument to both Wright brothers

First actual flight took place at Kitty Hawk (North Carolina) but they refined the aircraft here and went on to train many pilots at this airfield

Three airfields in the area.....

- Huffman Prairie (1904-05)

- Wright Field (1905-27)

- Wright Patterson Air Force Base

The story in brief.....

Need to know more?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Aviation_Heritage_National_Historical_Park