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Just before dawn on September 27, 1781, a ragtag brigade of American colonists surrounded...
... a field where British experimental aircraft sat silently, waiting to be deployed in the upcoming battle of Yorktown. By setting fire to these winged machines, American force likely changed the outcome of the war and set back aviation for at least 120 years...
Few know the details of this seldom spoken moment in history. This is how it began:
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