Scholarly Albany flyer was the real father of Oregon aviation

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

English - April 17, 2024 14:00 - 9 minutes - 8.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 160 ratings
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In a race with Portland neophile Henry Wemme to be the first owner of an airplane in Oregon, Cornell-educated John Burkhart was two weeks too late; but unlike Wemme, he designed, built and flew his own machine. (Albany, Linn County; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1410d.310.burkhart-aviation-pioneer.html)