Did a German immigrant in CT fly before the Wright Brothers?

Everyone knows the story of the first manned airplane flight, right? The Ohio-based Wright Brothers flew a biplane more than 850 feet across North Carolina’s Outer Banks in December of 1903. That historical event is featured on the license plates and on the state quarters of Ohio and North Carolina. But some people say someone else deserves the credit: a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead. He supposedly flew his flying machine two years before the Wright Brothers in Fairfield, Connecticut. Additional mixing by Bella Fabbo. Historical voices by Carter Dewees and Bill Buchner.

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Did a German immigrant in CT fly before the Wright Brothers? is an episode from Off the Path from New York to Boston by WSHU.

This episode is 18:02 long.

This episode was published on Jun 24, 2025.

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