American Aviation Historical Society

1910

Orville Wright takes his 82-year-old father for his first airplane ride. Also on this day, Wilbur and Orville fly together for the only time in a six-and-one-half minute flight at Simms Station, near Dayton, Ohio.

1913

Issuance of G.O. No. 39, provided that Army officers who qualified as Military Aviators received a Military Aviator’s Certificate and badge. 24 officers qualified