triplane Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/triplane Honoring Rhode Island's Rich Aviation History Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:24:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://riahof.org/wp-content/uploads/riahof-512x512-1-150x150.png triplane Archives » Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame https://riahof.org/keyword/triplane 32 32 Hugh Willoughby https://riahof.org/field-of-accomplishment/civilian-aviation/inventors-innovations/hugh-willoughby Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:51:59 +0000 http://www.riahof.dreamhosters.com/?p=936 Hugh Willoughby (1856-1939) Newport resident Hugh Willoughby was was an avid inventor, traveler, aviator, and sportsman. He built his first serious aircraft model in 1894, the same year he organized the Naval Reserve in Rhode Island (he graduated from the Naval War College in 1896). By 1900 he was a noted aerial photographer, taking pictures […]

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