Only because they had nice soft sand dunes to crash on and high enough winds
to take off in.

mike regish

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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"Wallace Berry" wrote in message
...

I'm originally from North Carolina. I have never understood why my home
state tries to make a claim for being the birthplace of aviation.


Perhaps it's because the first powered, controlled, heavier-than-air
flight
occurred there.