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Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park Huffman Prairie Flying Field at sunrise
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Take a trip through time and explore the history and curiosities from the 1860s to the 1940s featuring US and World Events, Inventions & Technology, the Wright brothers, Paul Laurence Dunbar, American Letters, and Dayton Events.
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The Wright brothers’ invention of the airplane changed much in the world. Click here to see The Miracle of Flight movie, the Learning to Fly cartoon, Riding the Wind movie, the Age of Flight movie and test your skills with the interactive simulator by left clicking your mouse.

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Replica catapult device at Huffman Prairie Flying Field.

Did You Know?
On September 7, 1904, the Wright brothers use a catapult launching device for the first time at Huffman Prairie Flying Field, Dayton, Ohio.
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