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On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first man to land and walk on the moon. A great American hero. Visit the Niagara Aerospace Museum and learn how Western New York helped lead the way to the moon. Many rare and unique space artifacts on display.
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July 19, 1943 the Curtiss Ascender made its first flight. An unusual design for the era with a pusher engine, swept wing, and a canard.
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12 July 1957: President Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first United States president to fly in a helicopter when a U.S. Air Force H-13J-BF Sioux, serial number 57-2729 (c/n 1576), flown by Major Joseph E. Barrett, USAF, departed the White House lawn enroute Camp David. Also on board was a U.S. Secret Service special agent. A second H-13J, 57-2728 (c/n 1575), followed, carrying President Eisenhower’s personal physician and a second Secret Service agent.
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Bell P-39 in the Buffalo NY auditorium.
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Bell P-39 Airacobras over Buffalo, NY – 1942
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Bell Aircraft Directors and Officers 1942
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