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"Yellow Bird"

Frank Goepferich tightens a structural cable to the under carriage on "Yellow Bird," a Wright "B" Flyer, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb, 27, 2010. Volunteers from Wright "B" Flyer Inc. assembled two Flyers in San Antonio for the Centennial of Military Aviation event held March 2. The "Yellow Bird" is the more authentic reproduction featuring a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers while the "Brown Bird" has a metal frame and modern engine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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"Yellow Bird"

John Kennedy attaches structural cables on "Yellow Bird," a Wright "B" Flyer, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb, 27, 2010. Volunteers from Wright "B" Flyer Inc. assembled two Flyers in San Antonio for the Centennial of Military Aviation event held March 2. The "Yellow Bird" is the more authentic reproduction featuring a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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"Yellow Bird"

An early Army-style hat lies on the lower wing of a Wright "B" Flyer at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 27, 2010, "Yellow Bird" is one of two flyers brought from Ohio to San Antonio to commemorate the Centennial of Military Aviation. The aircraft is the most authentic reproduction of the two and features a wooden frame, Ford Model-A engine and hand carved propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lance Cheung)

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Military, civilians celebrate 100 years of military flight

Amanda Wright Lane, great grandniece of the Wright Brothers, takes a ride with Don Gum down the Fort Sam Houston Parade Ground in San Antonio March 2, 2010, during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration event. Mr. Gum is a Wright "B" Flyer pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Military, civilians celebrate 100 years of military flight

Don Gum, Wright "B" Flyer pilot, taxis a replica down the MacArthur Parade Ground at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration event March 2, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Military, civilians celebrate 100 years of military flight

Don Gum, a Wright "B" Flyer pilot, taxis the "Yellow Bird" down the Fort Sam Houston parade ground March 2, 2010, during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Military, civilians celebrate 100 years of military flight

Don Gum, pilot of this Wright "B" Flyer, stands before the aircraft before taxiing down the Fort Sam Houston parade ground during the Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration March 2, 2010, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Military, civilians celebrate 100 years of military flight

Members of the Texas Military Forces Museum, who are dressed in replica Army uniforms of 1910, render a salute during the opening ceremonies of the Fort Sam Houston Foulois Centennial Military Flight Celebration March 2, 2010 at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

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Gray shares legacy of Buffalo Soldiers

Airmen wearing the uniforms of Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War, through the Vietnam War time frame serve as live models at the Living Legends Banquet Museum Feb. 19, 2010, at the Sheppard Air Force Base community center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)

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Buffalo Solider legacy shared at Sheppard

Trooper Fred Gray speaks at the Living Legends Banquet Museum Feb. 19, 2010, at the Sheppard Air Force Base. Trooper Gray is the former president of the Lawton-Fort Sill Chapter of the 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Association of the Buffalo Soldiers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Litteken)

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Remembering the Tuskegee Airmen

Lt. Col. Lee Archer died Jan. 27, 2010, at the age of 90. He was a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and flew some 169 combat missions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christine Jones)

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Wright Brothers

After donning a costume reminiscent of the turn of the century, Brig. Gen. Paul Sampson tells the story of Dayton, Ohio's most famous inventors, Wilbur and Orville Wright, during a ceremony Dec. 17, 2009, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The general was keynote speaker for a ceremony marking the 106th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight. Brig. Gen. Sampson is mobilization assistant to the commander of Aeronautical Systems Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bonnie White)

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Wright Brothers

Members of the Wright family and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, placed a wreath at the Wright Brothers Memorial Dec. 17, 2009, during a ceremony marking the 106th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight. Amanda Wright Lane, great grand-niece of the brothers and Stephen Wright, great grand-nephew, pose with Col. Brad Spacy (left) and Brig. Gen. Paul Sampson. Colonel Spacy is 88th Air Base Wing commander and General Sampson is mobilization assistant to the commander of Aeronautical Systems Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bonnie White)

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Wright Brothers

A 6-ship formation of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aero Club aircraft performs a flyover Dec. 17, 2009, during a ceremony marking the 106th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight. Flight lead was retired Lt. Col. R. Kevin Adams, the Aero Club's safety officer and formation flight program manager. The event took place over the Wright Brothers Memorial, part of the Dayton Aviation National Historical Park. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bonnie White)

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Wright Brothers

Col. Brad Spacy and Stephen Wright place a wreath at the Wright Brothers Memorial overlooking Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Dec. 17, 2009, during a ceremony marking the 106th anniversary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight. Mr. Wright is the Wright brothers' great grand-nephew and Colonel Spacy is 88th Air Base Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bonnie White)

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Airmen participate in 32nd Annual Bastogne Historic Walk

A World War II re-enactor prepares for a military convoy Dec. 12, 2009, during the 32nd Bastogne Historic Walk in Bastogne, Belguim. The walk commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon)

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Airmen participate in 32nd Annual Bastogne Historic Walk

World War II re-enactors talk with spectactors Dec. 12, 2009, in Bastogne, Belguim. More than 4,500 people came to Bastogne to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon)

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Airmen participate in 32nd Annual Bastogne Historic Walk

World War II re-enactors walk along a trail Dec. 12, 2009, during the 32nd Bastogne Historic Walk in Bastogne, Belguim. Despite the snow and cold, more than 4,500 people from across Europe and the world participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon)

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Airmen participate in 32nd Annual Bastogne Historic Walk

World War II re-enactors walk along a trail Dec. 12, 2009, during the 32nd Bastogne Historic Walk here in Bastogne, Belguim. Despite the snow and cold, more than 4,500 people from across Europe and the world participated in the event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon)

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Airmen participate in 32nd Annual Bastogne Historic Walk

World War II re-enactors walk along a trail Dec. 12, 2009, during the 32nd Bastogne Historic Walk in Bastogne, Belguim. The walk commemorated the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathanael Callon)

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