Connecticut legislators passed a bill to recognize Gustave Whitehead, not the Wright Brothers, as the first to achieve powered flight, specifically north of the Tappan Zee Bridge. This move challenges ...

Officials in Bridgeport and Fairfield, Connecticut, continue to champion Gustave Whitehead as the "First in Flight," celebrating August 14 as Gustave Whitehead Day, citing alleged 1901 powered flights ...

This past week we have seen an orchestrated attack on Connecticut for its recognition of Gustave Whitehead as "first in powered flight." The Ohio and North Carolina legislators leading the charge doth ...

This letter is in answer to Brandon T. Bisceglia's opposing view regarding Gustave Whitehead. Per Bisceglia, the state was "incredibly premature" in sanctioning Gustave Whitehead's flight. Premature?

Connecticut’s leading role in aviation has never been disputed, but legislators have passed a bill insisting that a Connecticut aviator flew two years before the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk, N.C.

This undated picture provided by the Weisskopf Museum shows a portrait of aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead. Connecticut's leading role in aviation has never been disputed, but in June 2013, ...

“Who was first?” is a question often linked to inventions, particularly those inventions that have changed the course of history, such as the airplane. When it comes to the 1903 flight of Orville and ...

When it comes to making news, themes such as a major discovery, a lingering mystery or a controversy are sure to grab headlines. The claim that Gustave Whitehead, not Orville and Wilbur Wright, made ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Historians say it took Gustave Whitehead about five years of work and experimentation to build and fly his Number 21 aircraft on Aug. 14, 1901. But the effort to get the ...

Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant who lived in Bridgeport, Conn., was the first to fly a plane, according to one expert who examined a photo... The ongoing battle between historians over who was ...

First Selectman Michael Tetreau has granted historical preservationists a brief delay on the planned demolition of a Fairfield house built and owned by aviation pioneer Gustave Whitehead, who some ...