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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, Dayton OH photo: Inside the Wright brothers' bicycle shop (Wright State University Archives, Wright Brothers Collection)
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Huffman Prairie Flying Field
Walking Tours

photo: Visitors experiencing Huffman Prairie Flying Field

May 28 –September 4, 2006
Sundays through Tuesdays, Thursdays through Saturdays* 10:30am

During the ranger-led walking tours, visitors will learn about the Wright brothers’ experiments in 1904 and 1905 at the flying field, their School of Aviation, and how the prairie was transformed into an integral part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base after World War II. *Huffman Prairie Flying Field is located on an active military installation and subject to unannounced closures.

The event is free and open to the public. Visitors are advised to carry water on hot days.

Need more information?
Please contact the Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center to confirm walking tours.
937-425-0008
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Did You Know?
On September 5, 1906, during an exhibition flight given at the Dayton fairgrounds by Captain Thomas S. Baldwin, U.S. Army, the Wright brothers see an airship for the first time.

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