Thu June 27, 2013
Statewide News

Connecticut Governor OKs Law Recognizing Gustave Whitehead As First in Flight

Connecticut now officially recognizes a local aviator as the first man to fly.


Whitehead's supporters say they're correcting a historical mistake. Supporters of the Wright brothers, including the Smithsonian Institution that houses the brothers' historic plane, say Whitehead partisans are wrong.

A recent burst of interest in Whitehead followed a documentary by an Australian historian. Whitehead Research Committees in the United States and Germany also have stoked interest.
