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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2000
Page
24
Orville Wright piloted the inaugural flight on the North Carolina beach while Wilbur steadied the aircraft. The 12 second, 120 foot flight marked a milestone in aviation history with the brothers guiding the plane from a sandy rail.
The 1908 Wright flight is noted by five observers and later gained prominence five years after the event. This item begins a series drawn from photos in the Picturing the Century exhibit at the National Archives in Washington DC, with thanks to curator Bruce Bustard.
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