Celebrate the Centennial of powered flight with the achievements of
Pensacola's own early aviators On December 17, 1903 Orville and
Wilbur Wright launched into history with the first powered,
controlled and sustained flight of an aeroplane. On November 30,
1911 Pensacola witnessed her own first successful aeroplane flight,
beginning with over 90 years of near-continuous aviation
achievements and adventures over the Gulf Coast that continues to
this day. Learn about: The 1909 "Rhodes Aeroplane: flight attempt
from Fort Barrancas The 1911 "Nassr Aeroplane" flight attempt from
Kupfrian's Park The 1911 "Curtiss-Mills Pusher" flight from
Palmetto Beach Pensacola's first civilian airfield The birth of the
"Cradle of Naval Aviation" and "Annapolis of the Air" Pensacola's -
and Florida's - first aviation-related death Early aviation records
set in Pensacola Medal of Honor awarded for aviation action in
Pensacola Pensacola's lighter-than-air achievements Visiting
barnstormers, flying circuses and airtours Pensacola's aviation
mysteries, tragedies, and oddities
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