A look at the growth of aviation in Perrysburg

  • Ford Tri-Motor over South Bass Island
    Ford Tri-Motor over South Bass Island
  • 1929 Eagle Rock
    1929 Eagle Rock
  • 1929 TravelAir 4000
    1929 TravelAir 4000
  • 1947 Piper Cub Seaplane
    1947 Piper Cub Seaplane
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, of Dayton, Ohio, invented, constructed and flew the world’s first successful powered airplane in December 1903. Following this success, others became interested in manned flight and built their own aircraft based upon the Wright Brothers’ technology. The period between The period between World Wars I and II (1918 to 1939), often referred to as the Golden…

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