178K views · 4.3K reactions | This restored and colorized 1947 documentary, "The Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe," offers a stunning and authentic look at the American paratrooper operations during the D-Day landings in Normandy, June 6, 1944. | Aviation And History | Facebook

Before the Wright brothers, a Black inventor named Charles F. Page designed and patented an airship capable of powered flight. Page was formerly enslaved. He spent years studying flight mechanics and used his life savings to build a full scale model meant for a major exhibition. The model never arrived. His design was allegedly stolen, and he never received credit or protection for his work. Today, Charles F. Page is rarely mentioned in aviation history. Not because he wasn’t brilliant. But beca