American Aviation Historical Society

1906

In Dayton, Ohio, the Wrights send letters to the German, Italian, Japanese and Russian ministers of war offering to sell their airplane.

1918

First two enemy aircraft shot down by AEF

1955

Rep. Carl Vinson, chairman of the House Military Affairs Committee states, "There is not a military or commercial plane flying today in this country that does not reflect in some way the research of the NACA."