American Aviation Historical Society

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  AAHS Journal, Vol 70, No 4
  Winter 2025
  
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  AAHS FLIGHTLINE, 26-02
  February 280, 2026
  
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  Vickers T-1 Viking
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This Day in History:
April 8, 1930

Orville Wright wins the first Daniel Guggenheim Medal for notable achievement in the advancement of aeronautics.  The award was established by the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics in 1928, and is administered by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Society of Engineers and the United Trustees, Inc.

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