Picture No | 10216268 |
Date | 1908 |
Description | Diagram of the Wright Brothers' aeroplane |
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A diagram from 1908 showing a perspective view of the Wright Brothers' aeroplane. Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first flight on December 17th 1903, covering 36 metres in 12 seconds. After five more years of development, they flew publicly for the first time, near Le Mans in France in 1908.
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Source | The Illustrated London News. January 25th 1908, page 136 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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