We planned a couple of days in Dayton, Ohio to wrap up this wonderful trip. Dayton is a great place to visit if you are interested in aviation.
We had a half day for the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, which focuses on the Wright Brothers and on poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was their contemporary. I had come to enjoy some of Dunbar's lighter poetry recently, so to come across him here was a pleasant surprise.
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| Paul Laurence Dunbar |
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| Wright Bicycle Shop |
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Reconstructions of the Wright catapult, rail, and airplane shed at Huffman Prairie Flying Field.
Because of the Wright Brothers' flights here, Huffman Field is considered the first airport in the world. |
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| Release the 1600-pound weight to send the airplane down the 60-foot rail, and into the air. |
We also spent a whole day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, where Great Husband soaked up details about military aircraft from all nations, displayed in huge hangars, and I took it in at a superficial level. The section I found most interesting was about the Berlin Airlift.
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A Presidential plane used from Kennedy through the Clinton years.
We were able to walk through this plane and several others on display. |
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| Planes, planes, and more planes |
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