Dayton aviation heritage was on stage in Texas


Amanda Wright Lane rides on a Wright Model B replica in the Military Flght Centennial at Fort Sam Houston.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

MIAMI TWP., Ohio – Wright "B" Flyer Inc. volunteers showcased Dayton's aviation heritage in San Antonio, Texas, last week by deploying two of the organization's Wright Model B Flyer lookalikes for the Military Flight Centennial celebration on Fort Sam Houston.

WBF volunteer pilots flew Wright "B" Flyer No. 001 overhead in the March 2 celebration while others taxied the Valentine Wright Model B Flyer on the parade field where Army Lt. Benjamin Foulois made the first military solo flight 100 years earlier.
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