Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer, Lockeheed Vega, P-51 Mustang Fighter, Bell-47 Flyer, Global Flyer

Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer, Lockeheed Vega, P-51 Mustang Fighter, Bell-47 Flyer, Global Flyer (HM25BU)

Location: Washington, DC 20003
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.525', W 77° 0.195'

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Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer
"I got on the machine at 10:35 for the first trial increasing in speed to probably 7 or 8 miles. The machine lifted..."
—Orville Wright's Diary, December 17, 1903

1903 machine on the launching track, Dec. 14, 1903.
Library of Congress, LC-W86-22.

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Lockheed Vega
Amelia Earhart makes record-breaking nonstop flights in her Vega across both the Atlantic and the United States.

Amelia Earhart climbing to the cockpit of her Lockheed Vega.
Courtesy of Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collectives.

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P-51 Mustang Fighter
The first black combat pilots, the Tuskegee Airmen, fly over 200 escort missions during World War II and never lose a bomber to the enemy.

Group of pilots on airplane, Tuskegee Army Air Field, Alabama.
between 1941-1945. Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-128633.

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Bell-47 Helicopter
The Bell-47, also known as the H-13 or HTL-4, is the first helicopter to be awarded a commercial license in 1946. Pilots using this helicopter rescued thousands of wounded soldiers during the Korean War.

Evacuating

Marine casualties in Korea, 1952. Naval Historical Center NH-97118.

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Global Flyer
In March 2005, Steve Fossett flies around the world without stopping or refueling in a single seat, turbofan jet engine powered airplane. It takes 67 hours and one minute.

The Global Flyer on its record-breaking flight.
Courtesy of Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer.

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Details

HM Number	HM25BU
Tags	Air and Space, Black History, , World War 2
Placed By	U.S. Department of Transportation
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Tuesday, February 6th, 2018 at 7:02pm PST -08:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	18S E 326223 N 4304858
Decimal Degrees	38.87541667, -77.00325000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 38° 52.525', W 77° 0.195'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	38° 52' 31.5" N, 77° 0' 11.7" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	202
Closest Postal Address	At or near 100 Tingey St SE, Washington DC 20003, US
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