The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery
TIGHAR, pronounced "tiger," is the acronym for The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery. TIGHAR is a non-profit institute dedicated to sound historical investigation, responsible aviation archaeology, and genuine historic preservation. TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE, IN HOW TO USE THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD OF INQUIRY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. THE ORGANIZATIONS EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS CARRIED OUT IN THE CONTEXT OF INVESTIGATING FAMOUS HISTORICAL AVIATION MYSTERIES. THE ORGANIZATIONS PROGRAM SERVICES DEMONSTRATE HOW TO CONDUCT PRIMARY SOURCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH, FORMULATE INFORMED HYPOTHESES, AND TEST THE HYPOTHESES THROUGH ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, ARCHAEOLOGY, AND FORENSIC DATA ANALYSIS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES RESEARCH SERVICES AND GUIDANCE TO INDIVIDUAL COLLECTORS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND MUSEUMS IN RESPONSIBLE AVIATION HISTORIC PRESERVATION.
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TIGHAR – The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery2366 Hickory Hill Road Oxford PA 19363 USA610. 467. 1937 tigharicmac. com Project Midnight Ghost When lOiseau Blanc the White Bird of Charles Nungesser and Franois Coli took off from Paris on May 8 1927 with enough fuel to reach New York everyone including Charles Lindbergh assumed the famous French heroes would succeed in winning the 25000 prize for the first nonstop flight between the two cities but they never arrived.
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