In 2005, Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park celebrated the 100th anniversary of Wilbur Wright's 39-minute flight over Huffman Prairie in the Wright Flyer III. The flight marked the culmination of the Wright brothers' flying experiments and the beginning of the age of practical flight. The centennial celebration featured a reenactment flight by Mark Dusenberry in his reproduction Wright Flyer III and an address by Historian Tom D. Crouch.
On Memorial Day, May 27, 2024, Ron Cole and Erin Cole, representing their non-profit collection, Cole Center Zanesville, acquired this remarkable - and now very famous historic - aircraft for public display and demonstration in Downtown Zanesville, Ohio.
Our Flyer returned to Huffman Prairie in 2007