The Wright brothers - Wrights finally took to the air
Time: Thursday Dec 17, 1903 at 10:35:00 AM
Place: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S.
Details: Following repairs, the Wrights finally took to the air on December 17, 1903, making two flights each from level ground into a freezing headwind gusting to 27 miles per hour (43 km/h). The first flight, by Orville at 10:35 am, of 120 feet (37 m) in 12 seconds, at a speed of only 6.8 miles per hour (10.9 km/h) over the ground, was recorded in a famous photograph.
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