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(Gustave Whitehead and Number 21, according to the Bridgeport Herald. Image courtesy of Wikicommons, Public Domain.)
It was just 120 years ago today, August 14, 1901, when Gustave Whitehead allegedly flew the first powered airplane. Now, you’re saying to yourself, what about Orville and Wilbur and that thing they did in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, well that is the glory of history for you. Believe it or not, history does sometimes change, don’t worry, we won the Revolution and WWII, and your birthdate is probably accurate as well. However, not everything in history is so well documented. You Viking fans can claim the discovery of the new world all you want, but it was Columbus who actually went back and started to settle places which still bear his handy work, instead of a few stones.
The same goes with this article. Gustave, a German born man who emigrated here, claimed this date in 1901 that he flew his plane, the Number 21, and has some proof for it as well. According to the Bridgeport Herald, Gustave flew his Number 21 at Fairfield, Connecticut, and travelled for half a mile, and soared about 50 ft. in the air. There are reported images, but currently, nothing is published, except for a drawing from the article of the supposed photograph. In the end, the word did not spread like Kitty Hawk. Personally, it doesn’t matter about being first, in reality, it’s about the fame and glory, and just like Columbus, I gotta give it to the Wright Brothers, even if Whitehead did it before, possibly 120 years ago, today.
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