Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-10 | Page 3 | Aviation Leaders of Nation, World Honor Wrights

Aviation Leaders Of Nation World Honor Wrights By WILLIAM E. E BERCHTOLD Associated Pros Press a Aviation Editor DAYTON Ohio Dec 10 AlTho AP Al'- Al' Tho cradle of 1 aviation today paid tribute to the tho man who rocked the cradle during the trying years of or aviation's a early history Orville Wright who with his brother Wilbur perfected and flew tho first successful flying machine was the center of a civic celebration to demonstrate that the first man manto manto to fly is not not nota a prophet without honor In his own country countr Regardless of or whether anyone anone ever questioned the tho ability of ot the Wrights to fly in those early days air today found a thoroughly minded city ready to honor its first citizen Seventy five delegates dele gates from foreign nations IncludIng Ing ng many diplomatic officials and aeronautical experts joined in the full tull days day's celebration Trip to the army a aeronautical laboratories at Wright field named for lor the all air pioneers led the tho officials past an old like barn hangar and flying field which the Wright brothers used In their early flying days It was there they set up a shop to Improve their plane after their first successful flight at Kit Kit- N. N C. C Just 25 years ago this month I IField Field mice play abo about the old I Wright hangar with careless disregard disregard gard for tor its historic flavor while weeds stand high In Huffman prairie which was the Wrights Wrights' airdrome after they left In n 1903 Then giant multi motored planes representing the late latest t development development de de- in American airplane design swept across th the old Wright airdrome yesterday carrying the foreIgn delegations to Dayton from Chicago