Bridgeport to honor aviator reputed to fly before Wrights

BRIDGEPORT — Connecticut officials who say a hometown aviator beat the Wright brothers in being the first in flight by two years are honoring him in a ceremony. A Bridgeport ceremony is scheduled Monday to recognize Gustave Whitehead and the 116th anniversary of what state officials have called the “first manned, controlled flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft.” A replica of Whitehead’s aircraft will be displayed. Connecticut officials say the German-born Whiteh