Canton boasts a rich aviation heritage, reaching back to the earliest pioneers of flight. Local resident Frank S. Lahm founded the Aero Club of Ohio here and his son Frank P. Lahm worked with the Wright brothers on some of their earliest test flights. William Martins monoplane, the first single-wing airplane in the world, was invented here. Other Canton firsts include Martins wife Almina, the worlds first female airplane pilot; Bernetta Miller, one of the first women to earn a pilots license; and Louise Timken, the first woman to own and operate a private jet. The Timken Company developed a steel alloy here that allowed planes to fly at higher altitudes.
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Canton's Pioneers in Flight
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1. MAJESTICALLY AND BUOYANTLY AIRBORNE - Frank S. Lahm and the Aero Club of Ohio
- 2. OPENING DOORS FOR THE WRIGHT BROTHERS - The Lahms, Orville, and Wilbur
- 3. A SPLENDID DREAM - Wellman’s Airship America
- 4. RESOLVED THAT MAN WILL FLY - The Martin Glider
- 5. A MAN CAN FLY, SO WHY CAN’T I? - Bernetta Miller, Early Bird
- 6. ANY SANE PERSON TOOK A TRAIN - Canton’s Early Airfields
- 7. REACHING NEW HEIGHTS - The Timken Company
- 8. CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF - The Akron-Canton Regional Airport
- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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