Aviation Trail

For the organization operated by the National Park Service, see Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.

Aviation Trail
Established3 August 1981 (1981-08-03)
Founders
TypeNonprofit
Coordinates39°45′22″N 84°12′42″W / 39.7560°N 84.2117°W / 39.7560; -84.2117
Websitewww.aviationtrailinc.org

The Aviation Trail is a non-profit organization and heritage trail located in Dayton, Ohio focused on Ohio aviation history.

History

The Aviation Trail was founded by a group of individuals including Jerry Sharkey and Mary Ann Johnson on 3 August 1981. The organization acquired one of the Wright Brothers' bicycle shops located at 22 South Williams Street and the nearby Hoover Block, where they operated a print shop, in 1982. A booklet of 45 sites was published in 1986 and, following restoration, the bicycle shop opened to the public in 1988. After the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park was established in 1992, the Hoover Block was sold to the National Park Service and opened in 2003 as its visitors center.[1][2][3]

Exhibits

The organization also operates the Parachute Museum located on the second floor of the visitor center. The museum acquired two adjacent buildings in 2016 and announced plans for its expansion.[4]

Programs

The Aviation Trail provides a brochure with a list of 16 sites. Visiting 8 of the sites on the trail allows visitors to exchange their brochure for a "Wilbear Wright" teddy bear.[5]

Sites

Number Name
1a Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Visitor Center
1b Parachute Museum
1c Wright Cycle Company
2 Paul Laurence Dunbar House
3a Wright Brothers Memorial
3b Huffman Prairie Flying Field Interpretive Center
3c Huffman Prairie Flying Field
4 Carillon Historical Park
5 National Museum of the United States Air Force
6 National Aviation Hall of Fame
7 Hawthorn Hill
8 Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum
9 Wright "B" Flyer
10 Wright State University
11 WACO Air Museum
12 Armstrong Air & Space Museum
13 Champaign Aviation Museum
14 Grimes Flying Lab
15 Tri-State Warbird Museum
16 Butler County Warbirds

See also

References

  1. ^ Martel, Mark. "Mary Ann Johnson—On the Aviation Trail". Dayton Innovation Legacy. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Johnson, Mary Ann (October 1996). The First Fifteen Years: 1981-1996 (PDF). Dayton, Ohio: Aviation Trail, Inc. pp. 7–8.
  3. ^ Langer, Emily (April 11, 2014). "Gerald S. Sharkey, protector of Wright brothers history, dies at 71". Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "Parachute Museum". Aviation Trail, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Trail Sites & Wilbear Wright". Aviation Trail, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2025.

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