Dayton, OH
Added 2023-08-13 13:00:04 +0000 UTCIt is fairly well known that this Ohio city was the cradle of modern aviation as we know, as Wilbur and Orville Wright (aka the Wright Brothers) ran a small bicycle shop there - although the caveat is they switched locations a few times, and we know the title of "birthplace of aviation" is also contested by Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
Interestingly, Dayton is also the host to the huge U.S. Air Force National Museum, so here together with the Wright Brothers museum you can substantially see the front and back ends of aviation history in one afternoon. And, the nearby town of Wapakoneta (yes, that is an actual place name) was the birthplace of Neil A. Armstrong, who attended Purdue University in the neighboring state of Indiana, joined NASA, and eventually became the first man to set foot on the Moon. For reasons unknown, various hallmarks of aviation and space exploration decided to gather themselves in the relatively small region of western Ohio.
(Photo by Aster)
Comments
Yes, the interesting thing is that it is such a huge property but still seems crammed because they have an incredible number of exhibits.
savaster
2023-08-14 11:17:46 +0000 UTCI still need to see the U.S.A.F museum as a big fan of aviation. I have been to both the Marine Corp Museum and the more recent Army Museum and they're both great places.
Pilot231X
2023-08-13 18:01:12 +0000 UTCOh that is interesting to know that so many history about aviation is located in such a small area :D
Didrik Svahn
2023-08-13 13:19:03 +0000 UTC
