54 mi. north of Cincinnati is the industrial town of Dayton, the home of the air pioneers the Wright brothers. On Old Wright Field (enter by Gate 28B) is the U.S. Air Force Museum, the oldest and largest museum of military aviation, with over 200 aircraft and missiles including a Wright Flyer and the Apollo 15 spacecraft. Near here is a monument
to the Wright brothers. In Carillon Historic Park are reproductions of the Wright brothers' bicycle factory, one of their aircraft and the covered wagons and log cabins of the early settlers. In the Old Courthouse in Dayton are numerous relics and documents on the Wright brothers.
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