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Gilmore or Wright…Who was First?

Posted: May. 15, 2013 11:31 AM PST

Today is the 111th anniversary of Lyman Gilmore’s first airplane flight and the students from Grass Valley Schools are celebrating all day.   KNCO’s Gary Jacobson is on campus and says the celebration includes a flyover of vintage airplanes.
Click here to listen to Gary Jacobson

Lyman Gilmore claims his flight took place one year before the Wright Brothers.

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May 15, 2013

Rand E Kirshman

My parents knew Lyman pretty well and my Dad spent quite a bit of time with him. They said it was so although records were lost in a fire many many years ago!

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