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August 30, 2013

67 years ago today, Bell test pilot Jack Woolams departed the Niagara Falls Intl. Airport on his final flight in Cobra 1 a highly modified P-39 for air racing. Unfortunately the accident claimed the life of a young man who could have been the first to fly the Bell XS-1 through the sound barrier.

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August 30, 2013

On August 30 1909, the first Bennett Cup was won by Glenn Curtiss. The race was held in Reimns, France.

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August 28, 2013

Volunteer Needed, the museum is looking for a education coordinator to work with local schools to schedule field trips, aviation related seminars, youth groups, etc. Preferably a retired educator with a aviation and or science back ground. If your interested, please contact the museum at 716-297-1324.

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August 25, 2013

Rare color picture of the Bell HSL-1. The only tandem rotor helicopter built by Bell.

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August 25, 2013

Skylines Unlimited 1946. The Bell Air Racing Team with Tex Johnston, Slick Goodlin, & Jack Woolams. Three of America’s greatest test pilots.

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August 22, 2013

Bell UH-1 Huey honors helicopter pilots & crew members who died in Vietnam War.

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August 18, 2013

Arthur Young inventor of the Bell Helicopter with an early experimental model that led to the Bell 47.

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August 18, 2013

Curtiss Wright X-19 VTOL. The first flight of the X-19 took place in November 1963. It was intended that the X-19 would be developed into a VTOL transport aircraft. However the first X-19 was destroyed in a crash on 25 August 1965, and the program was subsequently cancelled. The 2nd. X-19 is in storage at the Air Force Museum.

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August 16, 2013

Visit the museum a see on display a very rare pilot license signed by Orville Wright in the Consolidated Aircraft Buffalo Division display.

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