“Man-Bird”

From an interesting history blogpost about November 26, 1910:

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At about 3p.m., John Moisant took off from the Fair Grounds in his BlĂ©riot monoplane. He circled the city, even flying over the Virginia State Penitentiary at the request of the Richmond Times-Dispatch to entertain the 1,200 inmates inside. Many other spectators gathered on Oregon Hill to watch the “Man-Bird” in action overhead.

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