http://www.historynet.com/gustave-whitehead-and-the-first-flight-controversy.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:28:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.historynet.com/gustave-whitehead-and-the-first-flight-controversy.htm/comment-page-1#comment-219945 First in Flight? - Damned Connecticut Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:18:06 +0000 #comment-219945 [...] For more about Whitehead, Wikipedia has a nice overview. To read more about the controversy between him and Wrights, this is a good place to start. [...] [...] For more about Whitehead, Wikipedia has a nice overview. To read more about the controversy between him and Wrights, this is a good place to start. [...]

]]> http://www.historynet.com/gustave-whitehead-and-the-first-flight-controversy.htm/comment-page-1#comment-188267 Don Chaplin Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:55:54 +0000 #comment-188267 My wife is a grandaughter of John Whitehead and great neice to Gustave,growing up she often heard her grandfather and grandmother talk of the time and money spent on Gustaves efforts. Her grandfather died in 1952 in Kamloops B.C.Canada,her grandmother talked of the times the Wright Bros. came to talk to Gustave about his ideas. The family has not been involved in trying to get Gustave's first flight on Aug 14,1901 recognized as it should be,we all would like to thank Bill O'Dwyer for the hours and hours he has devoted to this as well as all the other people involved. The family has nothing to gain should this ever be resolved as it should be other than knowing Gustave gets his just deserve, We have to wonder what the Smithsonian is afraid of in holding open hearings on this matter if they feel that proof isn't there. My wife is a grandaughter of John Whitehead and great neice to Gustave,growing up she often heard her grandfather and grandmother talk of the time and money spent on Gustaves efforts.
Her grandfather died in 1952 in Kamloops B.C.Canada,her grandmother talked of the times the Wright Bros. came to talk to Gustave about his ideas.
The family has not been involved in trying to get Gustave's first flight on Aug 14,1901 recognized as it should be,we all would like to thank Bill O'Dwyer for the hours and hours he has devoted to this as well as all the other people involved. The family has nothing to gain should this ever be resolved as it should be other than knowing Gustave gets his just deserve, We have to wonder what the Smithsonian is afraid of in holding open hearings on this matter if they feel that proof isn't there.

]]> http://www.historynet.com/gustave-whitehead-and-the-first-flight-controversy.htm/comment-page-1#comment-185483 Arnie Madsen Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:29:20 +0000 #comment-185483 Thank you for this excellent article. I learned some history today that I had never been aware of. Arnie Bell 47 G2 Thank you for this excellent article. I learned some history today that I had never been aware of.
Arnie
Bell 47 G2

]]> http://www.historynet.com/gustave-whitehead-and-the-first-flight-controversy.htm/comment-page-1#comment-21910 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? | A Long Drive Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:17:30 +0000 #comment-21910 [...] into the matter the more muddled it becomes, with all manner of people claiming first in flight, Gustav Whitehead being often [...] [...] into the matter the more muddled it becomes, with all manner of people claiming first in flight, Gustav Whitehead being often [...]

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