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Patrick Alexander the British spy in Wright brothers’ shadow
Paul Harvey narrates how Patrick Alexander, a Briton with ties to the Aeronautical Society, becomes a spy to probe U.S. aircraft research. He travels to the Dayton testing site, witnesses a test flight, yet does not appear at the crucial moment, while British concern grows over American aviation advances culminating before 1903.
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