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American aviator Glenn Curtiss making the first heavier-than-air flight in his 'June Bug', 1908. Artist: Edwin Levick

American aviator Glenn Curtiss making the first heavier-than-air flight in his 'June Bug', 1908. Artist: Edwin Levick

2-377-974 - Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images

American aviator Glenn Curtiss making his first heavier-than-air flight in his 'June Bug', 1908. On 4 July 1908 at Hammondsport, New York, Curtiss (1878-1930) won a $25,000 prize for being the first aviator to make a public flight of more than a kilometre. The Wright Brothers had made several flights in 1903-1905, but without the presence of official witnesses.

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  1. Edwin Levick, attributed to: American: Photographer
Subject
  1. Glenn Curtiss: American: aviator, aircraft designer
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  1. Photograph
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World North and Central America United States New York Steuben Hammondsport

  1. 42 24 00 N , 077 13 00 W
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4355x3220
File Size : 41,084kb

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  1. 306635
  1. 0600001227
  1. 2-377-974
  1. 2377974
  1. 306635
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