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Kansas City's First Flight
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| Title | Kansas City's First Flight |
| Abstract | Illustration and article about the first airplane flight in Greater Kansas City--on December 24, 1909 in Overland Park, Kansas--promoted William Strang, "or W. B. Strang, a wealthy trolley-line owner, and Charles K. Hamilton [or Charles Hamilton], a daredevil mechanic." Various other information on Strang about his operations as a real estate developer, early motion picture producer, and suburban trolley or railroad builder recruiting pilot Hamilton from Saint Joseph, Missouri to promote his suburban developments in Overland Park. |
| Notes | Page 24: "The site chosen for the event was a plot Strang owned near 79th and Floyd, followed later by an airstrip that ran south of 834d Street along Robinson. Hamilton put his airplane together in a dance hall owned by Strang." |
| Author | Jim Edward Ladesich
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| Date | May//1973 |
| Source | Kansas City Magazine |
| Location | q330.9778 K16 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Number | 18 |
| Page | 24-25 |
| Local Subject | Strang, William B., Jr.
Air Shows
Aviation
Firsts
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| Illustrations | No |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 119620 |
| CONTENTdm number | 17909 |
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