"My grandfather was born on Long Island in 1920. He joked that he knew more people with aircraft than boats when he was growing up, despite living within walking distance of the Long Island Sound! His mother was among many who got in to flying at the time, though to my knowledge he never flew with her (his first flight was apparently with one of his schoolteachers in an Aeronca C-2 or C-3 on floats at some point in the 30s).
He and I went to a number of museums together. On our last trip to…"
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