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From the archives: How A Daring Man and His Flying Machine attempted to tame the skies
John Birchard
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In this CT Magazine article from January 1981, titled A Daring Man and His Flying Machine, we meet ninety-something-year-old Silvio Antonelli, who gives a first-hand account on the frontier of manned aviation.File photo
For every Orville and Wilbur Wright (or Gustave Whitehead, if you prefer), in the late 19th and early 20th century there were untold numbers of would-be pioneers risking life and limb in a race to be the first to break free of the Earth s bonds by building a working aircraft. In this article from January 1981, titled