Ohio Lawmaker Challenging Whitehead's 'First in Flight' in Fairfield

While Gustave Whitehead has been credited here at home as attaining "First in Flight" in Fairfield, an Ohio lawmaker is preparing to dig in his heels in a battle to ensure that history doesn't forget the Wright Brothers. A new headstone was recently added to Whitehead's plot at Lakeview Cemetery in Bridgeport that reads "First in Flight" -- 1901 -- Gustave Whitehead, according to the Connecticut Post .



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