Tales From Connecticut's Aviation History: Keeping Things in the Air all the Time

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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03/29/2023 06:30 PM 03/29/2023 07:30 PM America/Anguilla Tales From Connecticut's Aviation History: Keeping Things in the Air all the Time The Seymour Library welcomes the historian and author John Cilio. He is a skilled aviation historian with a focus on mid twentieth century general aviation, military aircraft and the people who made that possible. Mr. Cilio will share in this inperson talk fascinating tales spanning 17 decades. Despite being a small state, Connecticut has proven to be a major player and takes central importance in providing the global aviation community with critical engines, instruments, technologies and more. Connecticut firsts in aviation innovation includes Gustave Whitehead flying a powered airplane in Fairfield on August 14, 1901, beating the Wright Brothers by more than two years. Or that Pratt & W... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/new-haven/events/seymour-public-library/tales-from-connecticuts-aviation-history-keeping-things-in-the-air-all-the-time-93980?ref=uceaddevent Seymour Public Library, 46 Church Street, Seymour, CT, 06483

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The Seymour Library welcomes the historian and author John Cilio. He is a skilled aviation historian with a focus on mid twentieth century general aviation, military aircraft and the people who made that possible. Mr. Cilio will share in this inperson talk fascinating tales spanning 17 decades. Despite being a small state, Connecticut has proven to be a major player and takes central importance in providing the global aviation community with critical engines, instruments, technologies and more. Connecticut firsts in aviation innovation includes Gustave Whitehead flying a powered airplane in Fairfield on August 14, 1901, beating the Wright Brothers by more than two years. Or that Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation was established in Hartford in 1925 and a few years after that Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation headed by Igor Sikorsky moved to Stratford, Connecticut. Come to learn more in a fun, fact-filled virtual presentation. This is a inperson event and no registration is needed to attend the talk. For more information please call the Library at 203-888-3903. To find out more about John Cilio please go to his website www.vintageflyer.com.

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