European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Right or wrong Gustave Whitehead s claim to Fame by Maureen e. Roth there Are some things in life that Are just a Given the Sun will corns up tomorrow you have of pay taxes and he  were the first to Hoof were they according to a dedicated committee of researchers based in the United Stales and West Germany a Little known aeronaut named Gustave Whitehead flew More than to years before the a Ghl Bro chefs on dec. 17.1903. Mace the flight that went into the record books the question is Why in t Whitehead recognized As the father of aviation Malhias Lechner. Chairman of inn historical flight research committee in the franconian Lown of leu Ermshausen lists Many reasons Why while head has nol been recognized they Range rom confusion Over the changing of his name from Weisskopf to Whitehead to a possible historical cover up by the smithsonian Insl Lulion in Washington do. The committee w la support irom the alies of Bridgeport and Fairfield conn., As Well As leu Ermshausen has attempted to Crew Jet what Hoad s feat for More than 20 years. Continued on Page 14 g us a we i i Kop pm a c u m Firof Hung 24. April 1987 gustavweigkopfl4,8.1901 Karl Jatho 18.8.190j Gobr. Wright 17.12.1903 Gustave White heat tit the controls Otan unsuccessful helicopter during experiments in 1911-12. Outline of the aircraft he hew in the United states two years below the Wright Brothers went airborne ii depleted above on a stamp marking tiie opening of a museum dedicated to the a aviation Pioneer in Leuter Hausen Germany. Monday june 15, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 13 i