Discovery Museum Celebrates Whitehead’s Historic Flight

BRIDGEPORT, CT — The Discovery Museum and Planetarium will celebrate the 112th anniversary of Gustave Whitehead’s historic flight in a series of discussions and presentations on Saturday, August 17, at 4450 Park Ave.

 

Gustave Whitehead was recently recognized by the internationally-renowned publication Jane’s All The World’s Aircraft, as the first to pilot a heavier-than-air aircraft two years before the Wright brothers.

 

This free event will feature presentations by aviation historian John Brown, actor and Whitehead enthusiast John Ratzenberger and pilot and builder of the replica Whitehead airplane, Andy Kosch.

 

Weather permitting, the replica of Gustave Whitehead’s Flyer No. 21 will be on display.