Flyer’s 56
A quarter, three dimes and a penny. This combination of coins, carried by chance in Orville Wright’s pocket on the first airplane flight, is now considered good luck for pilots. Chuck Yeager carried the Flyer’s 56 when he broke the sound barrier in 1947.
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