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aviation

Columns

The Outer Banks Society That Believes the Wright Brothers Never Flew

The Man Will Never Fly Memorial Society was created in 1959 because, in the words of its founders, they were bored.

by Jeremy Markovich
History

Preserving Piedmont’s Legacy

Charles Quarles has been collecting Piedmont Airlines memorabilia since he was a child and is always on the lookout for a rare find.

by Jimmy Tomlin
History

When Piedmont Airlines Ruled the Carolina Skies

Seventy years ago, a fledging airline made its maiden flight, soaring out of Wilmington on a trajectory that would shape the future of aviation across the state.

by Elizabeth Leland
Eastern

Downtown Goldsboro is Flying High

Goldsboro’s downtown is poised for takeoff — boutiques, a taproom, and even a burger-and-sushi joint have all opened in the once-sleepy town center. From airmen passing through to longtime locals, now everyone’s got a place to be a regular.

by Jeremy Markovich
Eastern

Written on the Wind: OBX Airplanes

When it comes to the banners that flutter through the sky above Outer Banks beaches, the words vary and the messages change, but the planes have been a constant for generations.

by Ross Garrison
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History

Revisiting North Carolina’s Ties to the Miracle on Hudson

Eight years after the emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on New York's Hudson River, a Charlotte passenger reflects on the events of January 15, 2009 and how the "miracle" is sealed in North Carolina's aviation history.

by Katie Quine

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