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The Wright brothers' historic first public flights introduced a skeptical public to controlled, powered flight. The flights also mark the first time the Wrights were filmed. These films serve today as they did then—as proof that the Wrights truly achieved all they had claimed. |
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| Wilbur flew in public first, at Le Mans, France, in May of 1908. He continued to fly in Europe in 1909. His flights in France and in Italy are shown below. |
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| Orville's flights at Fort Myer in 1908 and 1909 were the Wrights' debut in America. The flights of 1909 were filmed, and are shown here in two separate clips. |
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