Motorless Flight
To honor the pioneering spirit
and enthusiam of the Citizens
of Akron who supported the
significant advances to
motorless flight from
1929 to 1936
a commemorative flight
today re-enacts the
first towed glider
flight 50 years ago
from Akron to Columbus
carrying U.S. mail in
a Gross 4-place glider.
June 29, 1985
The National Soaring Museum
Harris Hill, Elmira, N.Y.
An affiliate of the
Soaring Society of America
Marker is on Triplett Boulevard (Ohio Route 241), on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
