Wright Flights - Spectators: George Von L. Meyer, Robert Bacon, Henry Cabot Lodge, 1909. [George von Lengerke Meyer, Secretary of Navy, 1909-1913; Robert Bacon, Secretary of State, 1909; Ambassador To France, 1909-1912; Henry Cabot Lodge, Rep. From Massachusetts, 1887-1893; Senator, 1893-1924. The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S. War Department offered them a $25,000 contract if their Flyer reached a speed of 40 miles per hour].
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