Orville Wright Signed Check to the IRS — 1938 Apollo Updated on April 24

Updated on April 24

Much has happened since the Nazi triumphs of 1940-41

The Wisconsin boys visited us last night headed by their colonel

an extensive "markings and insignia" history and extensive histories of the 36 profiled aircraft and its crews

Orville Wright Signed Check to the IRS — 1938 Apollo Updated on April 24Also available, "The Wright Brothers" medal awarded by Congress in 1909 Bronze While the Wright Brothers were able to innovate and avoid many of the failures that befell, sometimes tragically, other early aviation pioneers, they still had to pay taxes. This check, now framed, is made out to the Collector of Internal Revenue, Cincinnati, Ohio is signed by Orville and dated December 8, 1938. Of course planes would play a devastating role in the attack