In celebration of November being National Aviation History Month, this is Part One of Two Episodes focusing on the history of flight, from America to England, and across to Europe. Hear about famous pilots, the creation of gliders and airplanes, and about aviation related museums and destinations you can visit.

FEATURED GUESTS: - DEBBIE STONE, travel writer, talks about her visit to the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Read her story: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/lots-to-love-about-the-outer-banks/

- GLYNN BURROWS is a historian and owner of Norfolk Tours in England. Read his article about US WWII Airfields in the UK: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/norfolks-us-airfields-during-wwii/

- ARYN YOUNGLESS, a writer and genealogist, talks about the life and career of pilot Bessie Coleman. Read her article about this aviation pioneer: https://genealogybyaryn.substack.com/p/the-life-of-bessie-coleman

- JO CLARK, travel writer, talks about Harris Hill, the glider-soaring capital of America that's located near Elmira, in Big Flats, New York. Check out her story about the history and visitor experience: https://recipestravelculture.com/amazing-glider-soaring-over-finger-lakes/

- MIKE DOWD is an aviation history buff, as well as a pilot, engineer, and mechanic. Hear about his flight history and noteworthy pilots he met along his journey. LISTEN TO PART TWO of this AVIATION HISTORY SHOW SERIES ON BIG BLEND RADIO HERE: https://youtu.be/J1dUp1WgES8 CHECK OUT OUR BIG BLEND AVIATION HISTORY GUIDE featuring podcasts, interviews, articles, books, and documentary films, here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/aviation-history-guide/