Episode 9: Taking Flight

This week, lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes to the skies to tell the history of Oregon's aviation, or at least part of it, and the brave men and women who defied gravity. Sources: http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Be-Ca/Birds-in-Mythology.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icarus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_aviation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Oregon_Beechcraft_Bonanza_crash https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Department_of_Aviation http://offbeatoregon.com/1207sp-heroic-final-flight-of-jim-wright-howard-hughes-racer-plane.html https://phys.org/news/2020-01-trolley-dilemma-sacrifice-person-culture.html#:~:text=The%20%22Trolley%20Dilemma'%20is%20an,is%20heading%20straight%20for%20them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_H-4_Hercules