Record #:

9650

Author(s):

Westbrook, Kathy Grant

Abstract:

Think flight in North Carolina, and most people think of the Wright Brothers. However, the state can claim a number of aviation firsts. In the early 1870s, John Henry Gatling experimented with flight, and Luther Paul was designing a helicopter in the early 20th-century. Alton Stewart was an early barnstormer, and Gus Shinn made the first landing at the South Pole.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 75 Issue 8, Jan 2008, p98-100, 102, 104, il

Subject(s):

Aviation--History