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Then and now

A lookalike Wright “B” Flyer taxis at Rickenbacker International Airport after completing a Oct. 2, 2010 reenactment of the world’s first cargo flight. The original flight took place Nov. 7, 1910, and was made by Wright Company pilot Phil Parmelee from Huffman Prairie Flying Field (now part of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base) to Columbus, Ohio. In the background are KC-135R tankers from the Ohio National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Derek Kaufman)

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