The airplane era arrived in New Orleans in February 1910, when Louis Paulhan took off from the City Park racetrack for a series of exhibitions. Paulhan, referred to by The Daily Picayune as "the greatest 'man bird' in the world" and "the king...
Stories Related to Our Times: Dashing French Pilot Brings Aviation To New Orleans In 1910
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