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Wright Brothers Flight 1903 Marked 50th Anniversary
An article recounts the December 17 1903 Kitty Hawk flight by Orville Wright and the 50th anniversary milestone. It notes contemporaries in Langley Hargrave Lilienthal Henson Maxim and others who pursued mechanical flight and inspired the new era of aviation. The piece credits Charles H Hubbell for painted portraits of early aviation experimenters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Orville
Wrights
U.S
Samuel P. Langley
Australia
Lawrence Hargrave
Germany
France
England
Otto Lilienthal
William S. Henson
Hiram S. Maxim
Charles H. Hubbell
Cleveland, C