First off, North Carolina may have been the location where the first flight took place, but Ohio definitely has bragging rights. The Wright Brothers grew up in Dayton, had their bicycle shop in Dayton, and did all their research and preliminary testing in Dayton. Huffman Prairie, where much of their early tests were done, is now in the confines of Wright Patterson AFB.
Ohio is also home to the first American to orbit the Earth (Glenn) and the first man to walk on the moon (Armstrong).
On Bench: AM P-51B, Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A
On Deck: Hasegawa F-14's (too many); Tamiya P-47D; Academy P-47N;