| Hosted by | Seymour Public Library |
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| Details | The Seymour Library welcomes the historian and author John Cilio. He is a skilled aviation historian with a focus on mid-twentieth century general aviation, military aircraft and the people who made that possible. Mr. Cilio will share in this in person talk fascination tales spanning 17 decades. Despite being a small state, Connecticut has proven to be a major player and takes central importance in providing the global aviation community with critical engines, instruments, and technologies and more. Connecticut firsts in aviation innovation includes Gustave Whitehead flying a powered airplane in Fairfield on August 14, 1901, beating the Wright Brothers by more than two years. Or that Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation was established in Hartford in 1925 and a few years after that Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation headed by Igor Sikorsky moved to Stratford, CT. Come to learn more in a fun, fact filled virtual presentation. This is an in person event and no registration is needed to attend the talk. For more information please call the Library at 203 – 888-3903. To find out more about John Cilio please go to his website www.vintageflyer.com. |
| Admission | Free |
| Location | Seymour Library |
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| More Info | info link |