Carillon Historic Park

One of the sites on the Aviation Trail is the Carillon Historical Park. In addition to Dayton history, such as the 1913 flood, it highlights some of the innovations that originated in the Dayton, OH, area - beyond Orville and Wilbur's notable contributions.  To be sure the park includes the Wright Brothers National Museum where the 1905 Wright Flyer III is housed. Orville himself helped determine how to the display the flyer though he died before the park was opened.

Wright Flyer III

Ever heard of Delco (Dayton Engineering Laboratories Co)? You can thank them each time you start your car. Delco invented the electrical start for automobiles. No more crank starting!

NCR (National Cash Register) has its headquarters in Dayton. We enjoyed the cash register display room. They were so ornate and just beautiful. 

Reproduction of the Ritty Dial - first practical cash register 1879

Remember McCall's patterns? Well, McCall Publishing was in Dayton.

Of course steam played a role in all of the manufacturing, particularly at NCR.

Corliss Steam

The Rubicon - a steam tank

And let's not forget Huffy bicycles. 

Check out the built-in radio

We climbed the Brethen Tower with the Callahan Building Clock for a view of Dayton.

120 Steps

Clock Tower View

The carillon bell tower within the park's boundary is perhaps one of the better known sites of Dayton.

There was a lot to see in the park. We did take a mid-day break with lunch at the on-site brewery, which was also part of the exhibits. We plan to visit again when the Carillon Park Rail and Steam Society is operating. 

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National Museum of the Air Force

While staying at the Family Campground on Wright Patterson Air Force Base I spent three days poking around the National Museum of the Air Force.

The museum is in four buildings and has approximately 1 million square feet of exhibit space to display their collection of over 360 air and spacecraft!!!!!

Early Years Gallery 

A B52 indoors!!! Wingspan 185 feet.

Apollo 15 Command Module

Peacekeeper Rail Garrison Car

North American F-86H Sabre showing the guts of a fighter plane.

ITS A KITE!!! Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Sandpiper

There are nine Presidential aircraft including Columbine III.  Way back in ______ while in Bridgewater, Virginia we toured Columbine II which is owned by Dynamic Aviation and is the only presidential aircraft ever sold to a private party!!!!!!!

Columbine III

As a recap Columbine II is a Lockheed VC-121A-LO Constellation and was the first aircraft that used the Air Force One callsign and the   

Columbine II was the first plane to bear the call sign Air Force One. This designation for the U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the incumbent president was established after an incident in 1953, when Eastern Air Lines 8610, a commercial flight, crossed paths with Air Force 8610, which was carrying President Eisenhower.

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