National Aviation Day 2009: History & Aviation Picture Slideshow

National Aviation Day is upon us! It's time to celebrate the development of aviation, perhaps take a flight ....

National Aviation Day has been a US national observation since it was established by presidential proclamation in 1939. National Aviation Day takes places annually on August 19, which is the anniversary of the birthday of Orville Wright, one of the inventors of the airplane.

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Stamp, USA, 1991 40 Cents

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On NowPublic's end, we are looking to celebrate National Aviation Day by creating a slide show of neat airplane photos for your viewing pleasure. If you have a great picture you would like to share, please do contribute!