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The Wright Brothers’ Flight Record at Fort Myer in 1909

Wright Brothers plane over Ft. Myer in Arlington - 1909
Relive the history of the Wright Brothers' first successful powered flight over Fort Myer in 1909 with this high resolution image from the Library of Congress. Learn more about this amazing achievement today!
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We posted another piece about this event a while back. This is a much higher resolution image from the event at Fort Myer.

Wright Brothers plane over Ft. Myer in Arlington - 1909
Wright Brothers plane over Ft. Myer in Arlington – 1909

Source: Library of Congress

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