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DAYTON — Promoters of Dayton's aviation heritage plan to attend the International Paris Air Show to trumpet the city where the Wright brothers got aviation off the ground before taking their work to Europe.

A group, including Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, and Mark Brown, a former NASA astronaut who is chief operating officer of MTC Technologies Inc., is to be at a Dayton booth and exhibit at the June 18-24 air show in France.

Aviation heritage activists have designed a display panel 32 feet long by 4 feet high for the booth with photos and text about the region's history of powered flight.

It is part of a campaign by aviation enthusiasts to promote Dayton internationally as a tourist destination for aviation heritage.

Also making the trip will be John Bosch, owner of the Commander Aero airplane refurbishing business at Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport, and Dave Lightle, marketing consultant to the Dayton-based Aviation Heritage Foundation. Lane and Bosch are trustees of the foundation.

MTC Technologies and Commander Aero are among the financial contributors supporting the trip. Others are Northrop Grumman Corp., the aerospace and electronics manufacturer; Dayton Aerospace, a consulting and technical services company; and Makino, a manufacturing technology supplier to aerospace and other industries.

The National Park Service provided photos and other historical content for the panel, Lightle said.

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