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On August 30 1909, the first Bennett Cup was won by Glenn Curtiss. The race was held in Reimns, France.
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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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Rare color picture of the Bell HSL-1. The only tandem rotor helicopter built by Bell.
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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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Bell UH-1 Huey honors helicopter pilots & crew members who died in Vietnam War.
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Arthur Young inventor of the Bell Helicopter with an early experimental model that led to the Bell 47.
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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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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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