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The Wright brothers’ plane

The Wright brothers are credited with the first real flight, which took place on 17 December 1903. Here, Orville is shown in a plane in 1904 where he covered a distance of approximately 1760 feet at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio.

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Published: 09 September 2011Size: 2.04 MB

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