Sun, Feb 09, 2003
Event Benefits Aviation History, Education
Plum Island Community Airfield, Inc. (PICA)
presents 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.
Dana Smith of Sanford Airport in Maine will be the guest speaker
at the March even. Smith, together with Ken Whiting, has built a
series of flying replicas of early aircraft, focusing on 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.
Centennial Of Flight Commemoration
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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