Record #:

3996

Author(s):

Yocum, Thomas

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 7, Dec 1998, p64-66, il

Subject(s):

Aeronautics--History; Wright, Orville, 1871-1948; Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912