Act No. 6848 (26th Legislature) — An Act commemorating the life and memory of the late Charles Edward Taylor, the world’s first airplane mechanic and designating May 24 of ea
ACTNO. 6848 BILL NO. 26-0260 TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2006 An Act commemorating the life and memory of the late Charles Edward Taylor, the world’s first airplane mechanic and designating May 24 of each year as Aviation Maintenance Technician Day ° --0-- WHEREAS, Charles Edward Taylor was born on May 24, 1869; and WHEREAS, in 1902, Charles Edward Taylor began working as a machinist for Orville and Wilbur Wright at the Wright Cycle Company in Dayton, Ohio and; WHEREAS, within six weeks, Charles Edward Taylor, using only a lathe and drill press, built the first engine used to power the Wright Flyer; and WHEREAS, Charles Edward Taylor’s ingenuity earned him a place in aviation history when the Wright Brothers successfully flew their airplane on December 17, 1903; and WHEREAS, after this historic event, Charles Edward Taylor continued to design engines for the Wright Brothers and later taught them to build aircraft engines; and WHEREAS, in 1908, Charles Edward Taylor accompanied Orville Wright to Fort Meyer, Virginia for test flights for the United St …
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