by Ben Lariccia

On June 4, 1933, the fog continued to frustrate the impatient crowd massed at the Lansdowne Airport, Youngstown's first municipal airfield. There was little trace of the single engine plane that carried the daring pilot who had decided against packing a parachute or a radio, for fear of depleting the fuel supply.

For over 12 hours that Sunday, the fragile Taylor Cub single-engine had remained aloft, obscured by the clouds. It was only the impending thunderstorm that forced the fearless Youngstown aviator to land, thus ending the pioneering flight. 

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