Wed, Feb 12, 2003
Plum Island Community Airfield, Inc. (PICA) will present the
next in its series of "Personal Stories from Aviation History" on
Saturday, March 8 at PITA Hall, Plum Island, Newbury. The
fundraising event will also include PICA's annual silent
auction.
The guest speaker will be Dana Smith of Sanford Airport in Maine
who, together with Ken Whiting, has built a series of flying
replicas of early aircraft, especially Wright Flyers of the
1909-1911 period. Notable among these is the Vin Fiz, a
Wright Model EX airplane that was the first to fly across the US in
1911. Smith will talk about these unique historical replicas and
will tell the fascinating story of the flight of the Vin
Fiz.
The event is
the beginning of Plum Island Airfield's participation in the
year-long Centennial of Flight. Plum Island, which can rightfully
claim to be the birthplace of New England aviation, was the site of
the 1910 test flights of biplanes built by W. Starling Burgess. The
following year, Burgess began to build Wright Model B airplanes
under license to the Wrights, so it is particularly fitting that
the first event of the year features a builder of replicas of
Wright Flyers from the same period.
The fundraiser starts at 6:30 and includes dinner and the silent
auction, featuring goods and services donated by businesses and
individuals from the greater Newburyport area. Tickets are $25.00,
and are available at PJ's Variety, Plum Island, or at the airport.
Proceeds will be used to promote aviation history and education,
including more exhibits for the new Plum Island Airfield
Museum.
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