Frank Burnside pictured next to his plane

My Nevada 5: The State’s High-Flying Aviators

Long before airline travel became ordinary, Nevada visionaries foresaw the critical role it would play in the state's economic health.

Frank Burnside became the first person to fly a plane in Nevada during his July 1913 visit to Ely. (Photo via the Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection)

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