The Franklin Institute has long said its Wright Brothers plane was a gift from Grover Bergdoll, a wealthy, World War I draft dodger who came to be widely scorned. His family is now challenging that account. https://t.co/JGs4UXJT35
The Heirs of a Despised Draft Dodger Want His Wright Brothers Plane Back
The Franklin Institute has said a wealthy scion, long vilified for refusing to serve during World War I, gave them a treasured Wright-built plane.
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