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2408
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At the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright's planning and first flights on the Outer Banks is told on the hour.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Jan/Feb 1995, p2-6, il Periodical Website
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2409
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With the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' flight approaching in 2003, the National Park Service is studying ways to upgrade the Kill Devil Hills visitors center to tell their story better.
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Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue , Jan/Feb 1995, p7-9, il Periodical Website
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3996
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On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first heavier-than-air flight at Kitty Hawk. Few in the nation took the report seriously, and it was not until 1908, that the full realization of what the Wright Brothers had accomplished was understood by their countrymen.
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4863
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For three years prior to their historic flight in December 1903, the Wright Brothers battled the elements on the Outer Banks, enduring strong winds, rains, storms, lightning, and the \"bloody beasts\" - mosquitoes. Excerpts from letters home prove the Wright Brothers had the right stuff to persevere.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 68 Issue 7, Dec 2000, p84-90, 92, il Periodical Website
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5748
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Parramore discusses North Carolina inventors who were pursuing the goal of powered flight before and after the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903. These include Luther Paul of Beaufort, who between 1902 and 1907, built a helicopter that flew unmanned, the world's first machine to lift vertically off the ground.
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5749
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Parramore discusses the Wright Brothers' work leading up to the historic flight on December 17, 1903, and the contributions in work and support of the Outer Bankers and men of the life-saving station.
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8877
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The North Carolina Aviation Museum, located in Asheboro in Randolph County, preserves and celebrates the history of aviation in the state. North Carolina was much involved in the development of aviation during the 20th-century, from the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, military build-up of two world wars, and the rise of commercial airplanes. Farlow describes how the museum was created and what visitors can see.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 74 Issue 12, May 2007, p196-198, 200, 202-203, il Periodical Website
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11300
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After the famous day when the Wright brothers flew around Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville Wright sent a message through the Kitty Hawk Weather Bureau station. This article gives information on how the press reacted to that first flight in 1903. THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT, a Norfolk newspaper, wrote an inaccurate story of the flight the next morning. Other out-of-state papers picked the story up and the inaccuracies of the flight continued to filter through the media before it was corrected.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 13, Dec 1965, p8-9, 26, il, por
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