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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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Activities and Events

Scheduled Programs
 

Wright-Dunbar Village Tours
"A Community's Heritage"
May 27-September 4, 2006
Daily at 10:00am
Join the staff of Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park for ranger-led walking tours of the historic Wright-Dunbar Village. Visitors are advised to carry water on hot days.

Ranger Talks
Memorial Day through Labor Day
Saturdays at 2:00pm
From the Wright brothers to Paul Laurence Dunbar, rangers will present a variety of topics.

 

Huffman Prairie Flying Field Walking Tours
May 28-September 4, 2006
Sundays through Tuesdays, Thursdays through Saturdays* 10:30am
During the ranger-led walking tours, visitors will learn about the site where the Wright brothers developed the world's first practical airplane and flying school. Visitors are advised to carry water on hot days.

Huffman Prairie Flying Field Prairie Talks
May 27-September 2, 2006
Saturdays* 9:30am

Walk through the natural prairie, Ohio's largest, and learn about its natural features.

*Tours subject to cancellation if required by Wright-Patterson AFB.

Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center Talks
May 29-September 4, 2006
Daily at 1:00pm at the Wright Memorial
Discover the past and present, as rangers discuss the memorial, the development of the air force base and various topics.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar, Orville Wright, and Wilbur Wright

Did You Know?
On August 10, 1896, Otto Lilienthal, German engineer and aeronautical pioneer, dies following injuries sustained from a crash the previous day of his single-surface glider. This event sparks the brothers' passive interest in flight.

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