Yesterday's Air Force: 1909 Wright Military Flyer Published Aug. 27, 2015 Air Force TV FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Two American bicycle shop owners accomplished something the world's greatest minds had been working on for centuries -- powered flight -- and it only took them a few years. They sold their invention to the U.S. military and the rest is history. Yesterday's Air Force is a history and heritage featurette series that airs every other week, profiling significant people and missions from the Air Force's past.