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Dayton, Ohio, 1909 National Archives

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      If you search for "Wilbur Wright", using the Google search engine, (12-7-10), you will find about 299,000 links!! Among the most helpful are the following.

 

WRIGHT BROTHERS Aeroplane Company & Museum of Pioneer Aviation Welcome to the Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company, a virtual museum of pioneer aviation. If this is your first visit, read About the Museum to get your bearings and consult our Museum Guide for help in navigating this web site. If you'd like to know more about our organization, read About Us   Editor's Note:This monumental collection of photographs and stories is a must-see for anyone interested in the Wright Brothers or in early aviation. I am sure you will agree that it is the definitive work on the internet for the inquisitive aviation enthusiast. You can access it by clicking on the title above.

 

NATIONAL AVIATION HALL OF FAME      To visit his entry on this site, first click on National Aviation Hall of Fame to go to the homepage. Next, highlight and click on "Enshrinees List" at the lower left corner of the page. You will find an alphabetical listing of all enshrinees on this page. Then highlight and click on his name. Use your "BACK" button to return to this site.

 

EAA's 'Countdown to Kitty Hawk' to Launch Wright Flyer Reproduction in Dec. 2003 Flight at Wright Brothers Memorial will be only re-creation to commemorate 100th anniversary of powered flight at Kitty Hawk To visit this fascinating site, click on: Countdown to Kitty Hawk

 

THE WRIGHT STUFF by Stuart Lutz      This is a really remarkable collection of rare photographs and documents which will help to dramatise the story of the Wright Brothers. Of special interest are numerous auntheticated signatures of both Wilbur and Orville. The photographs and documents are explained by accompanying text. To visit the site, just click on the title above. Stuart Lutz is a contributing editor for "Autograph Collector." He can be reached at StuartKL@aol.com

 

Group portrait in front of glider at Kill Devil Hill. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1911 Sitting: Horace Wright, Orville Wright, and Alexander Ogilvie; Standing: Lorin Wright, and group of journalists, including Van Ness Harwood of the New York World, Berges of the American News Service, Arnold Kruckman of the New York American, Mitchell of the New York Herald, and John Mitchell of the Associated Press; Library of Congress Collection, 6-17-08

 

RECOMMENDED READING

CHICAGO City of Flight by Jim and Wynette Edwards CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Since the late 1800s, Chicago has been a mecca for aviation. Chicago's Octave Chanute kept the skies filled with revolutionary gliders and his expertise in aeronautics contributed to the Wright Brothers' success. Chicago: City of Flight tells the story of aviation in the city with exciting chapters on early "birdmen," the birth of Chicago as a major airmail center, the spectacular chills and thrills of international airport and airplane manufacturers, and airlines, such as United Airlines, that were born in the city.       Later topics include the citys modern aerospace industry and an exclusive look at Chicago's Wright Redux project, members of which designed and manufactured a replica Wright flyer. They plan to fly it over the city on December 17, 2003, in celebration of 100 years of manned, powered flight. PUBLISHED BY ARCADIA AN IMPRINT OF TEMPUS PUBLISHING, INC.

 

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