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Bee Rife Osborne: Kentucky National Guard’s First Military Aviator
Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office
May 18, 2021 | 4:21
On May 18, 1918, the first American-built airplane took to the skis over the Romorantin Aerodrome outside of Paris, France, at its controls was a native of Woodford County, Kentucky, Captain Bee Rife Osborne.
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