The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, c1903. Artist: Unknown

The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, c1903. Artist: Unknown

2-377-973 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, c1903. Wilbur (1867-1912) and Orville Wright (1871-1948) testing a plane with an engine instead of their previous experiments with gliders. They made the world's first controlled and powered flights on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk.


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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. Orville Wright: American: Aviator, flying pioneer, pilot
  2. Wilbur Wright: American: Inventor, pioneering aviator, pilot

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  1. Photograph

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World North and Central America United States North Carolina Dare Kitty Hawk

  1. 36 03 00 N , 075 42 00 W

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4224x3344
File Size : 41,382kb


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  1. 306634
  1. 0600001226
  1. 2-377-973
  1. 2377973
  1. 306634

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