Dr. Peter Jakab, Associate Director for Collections and Curatorial Affairs, and Curator of the Early Flight and World War I Aircraft collections at the National Air and Space Museum, discusses the 1909 Aviation Meet at Reims. This informal gallery talk was recorded on August 26, 2009 as part of the National Air and Space Museum's "Ask an Expert" lecture series. "Ask an Expert" lectures are presented weekly at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and biweekly at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. For more information & schedule, see http://www.nasm.si.edu/askanexpert/

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