Book 2015

Gustave Whitehead

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Publisher: Apex Educational Media
Language: English
Published: 2015

Aeronautics
History
Airplanes
Biography
Aeronautical engineers

Presents evidence for Gustave Whitehead's claim to have preceded the Wright Brothers in powered flight by two years with a flight in Fairfield, Connecticut on August 14, 1901. The book also provides other details on Whitehead's life and accomplishments. Numerous quotes from primary sources are included.