Just outside Baghdad International Airport there is a statue of a man wearing a turban with feathered wings strapped over his arms, about to jump from a high pedestal. The statue is identified as Abbbas Ibn Firnas, the father of aviation. But who was Abbbas Ibn Firnas?
The statue of Abbas ibn Firnas near Baghdad International Airport. Photo: BaghdadiHistory
Source: amusingplanet.com