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milford chronicle (milford, del.) 1878-1974 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-08-14
Location: milford, delaware, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: milford chronicle (milford, del.) 1878-1974 · 1908-08-14 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-08-14 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... from the ground like a giant bird and darting through the air at express train speed, Henry farman a aeroplane, the interesting heavier than-air flying machine he brought j over here from France to demonstrate I 1 It rose from an especially pre i. it rose irom an especially prt pared runway at he will of the Inven or, and after attaining a hc.ght of twenty-five feet flew straight ahead on a direct line, finally alightning wuh ex-( qmslte grace when the noted a.r pilot diminished the motor power During tbe brief space of Ime In which the aeroplane was skimming over the centrefield of the race track the few hundred spectators, most of whom ...

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