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One Minute Before the First Powered Flight
Wind 27 mph out of the north. The Flyer is on its rail. Orville has just won a coin toss with Wilbur for the first attempt. Five witnesses from the nearby life-saving station stand watching, hands in pockets.
- Date
- 17 December 1903
- Time
- 10:35 local
- Location
- Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, NC
- Duration
- 3 min
Perspectives available
Orville Wright (Pilot)Wilbur WrightJohn T. Daniels (Witness/Photographer)
People in the room
Orville Wright
Pilot
Wilbur Wright
Engineer
John T. Daniels
Lifesaver, camera operator
Sources
- Wright brothers diaries
- Daniels affidavit
- Smithsonian technical files