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May 4, 2017 (May 2, 2017)

200 Years of Illinois: Scott Field and the Balloon Man

american history Illinois / regional

On May 4, 1927, balloonist Hawthorne C. Gray, a captain in the Army Air Corps, reached new heights in human endeavor. Literally. Taking off from Scott Field near Belleville, Gray […]

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