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[Philip O. Parmalee taking off in Wright Model B]
Photograph of a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft, piloted by Philip O. Parmalee, taking off at Simms Station, Ohio, November 7, 1910. A crowd watches in the background. This is credited as the first commercial transport flight, with Parmalee carrying bolts of silk from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio.Inscription on album page: "P.O. Parmelee [Parmalee] about to start first commercial flight in Wright Model-B…
[Philip O. Parmalee flying Wright Model B over crowd]
Photograph of a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft, piloted by Philip O. Parmalee, in flight over a crowd at Simms Station, Ohio, November 7, 1910. This is credited as the first commercial transport flight, with Parmalee carrying bolts of silk from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio.Item from the William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers photograph album, circa 1909-1930s. Album contains fifty (50) silver gelatin…
[Orville Wright and Philip O. Parmalee with Wright Model B]
Photograph of Orville Wright (left) and pilot Philip O. Parmalee (right) with a Wright (Co) Model B aircraft at Simms Station, Ohio, November 7, 1910. The men are preparing for Parmalee's flight to transport bolts of silk (visible next to Parmalee) from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio. This is credited as the first commercial transport flight.Item from the William Preston Mayfield Wright Brothers…