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The Wrights Tell Their Own Story From Kitty Hawk Trials
The Wright brothers publish a careful account of their December 17 1903 trials at Kitty Hawk North Carolina. They describe four flights by Orville and Wilbur Wright with wind speeds, takeoff runs, and the eighth one lasting fifty nine seconds over 852 feet before a ground touch down ending the flight.
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Associated Press
Ayton
Ohio
Norfolk
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Kill Devil Sand Hill
Dare County
North Carolina
Kitty Hawk Weather Bureau
Orville
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hills
Kitty Hawk
N.C