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First Flight Around the World: An Adventure for a New Generation

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Thu, 09 Apr 2015 14:00:52 +0000
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First Flight Around the World
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Several years ago I had the privilege of working on the core team that developed the Barron Hilton Pioneers of Flight gallery. The exhibition tells fascinating stories featuring some spectacular aviation icons of the 1920s and 1930s, including Amelia Earhart’s bright red Lockheed Vega and the Lindberghs’ Lockheed Sirius Tingmissartoq.  One that I wasn’t familiar with&#160; &#160;<a href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu/stories/around-the-world/">...Continue Reading</a>
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