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[18 October 1911, Wednesday - Orville Wright Diary, Kill Devil Hills, NC]

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Wind 20-25 [miles per hour]. Rain. Ogilvie wind vane corresponds with our Richard [anemometer] when miles per hour is taken at double meters per second.

Took machine out about four o’clock. Front vane 2 ft. from front edge on sliding sticks. Made several glides. In

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last one, machine turned around in spite of all I could do and ran into hill, turning over. Broke both left wings and rear horizontal surface. John Mitchell present.

Weather Data for 18 October 1911