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Where dreams take flight
Forty years prior to the Wright brothers? historic flight at Kitty Hawk, Jacob Brodbeck is believed to have manned the first successful human flight, making Gillespie County the location for the invention of modern flight. ? Photo courtesy Gillespie County Airport
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Brent Burgess, on May 25, 2023
Where dreams take flight

Lined up across the apron of the Gillespie County Airport on Saturday, May 20, a colorful array of small planes sat side-by-side to help tell the story of a small-town airport that has now seen 75 years of life. During the occasion, close to the terminal building, a quaint structure adorned with Hill

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