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[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

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[First flight, 120 feet in 12 seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

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Photograph shows the first powered, controlled, sustained flight. Orville Wright at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism. Wilbur Wright running alongside to balance the machine, has just released his hold on the forward upright of the right wing. The starting rail, the wing-rest, a coil box, and other items needed for flight preparation are visible behind the machine. (Orville Wright preset the camera and had John T. Daniels squeeze the rubber bulb, tripping the shutter.)

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Date

01/01/1903
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Contributors

Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912, photographer
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948, photographer
Daniels, John T., photographer
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Location

Kitty Hawk (N.C.)36.06472, -75.70583
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Source

Library of Congress
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