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| 1903 Dec, 17 | Wilur and Orvile Wright made the first sustained, controlled powered airplane flights at Kitty Hawk, NC.
See also: Wright, Wilbur | |
| 1906 Nov, 06 | Orville and Wylbur Wright received the Cross of the Legion of Honour from the French Consul.
See also: Wright, Wilbur | |
| 1908 Jul, 20 | Orville Wright warns Glenn Curtiss that the wing flaps in use on the AEA's "June Bug" are an infringement of the Wrights' patents.
See also: Curtiss, Glenn Hammond , | |
| 1908 Sep, 03 | The first flight of an Army flying machine was made at Fort Myer, VA. with Orville Wright at the controls. | |
| 1908 Sep, 09 | Frank P. Lahm became the first military air passenger, when he flew in the Wright Flyer during trials at Fort Myer, VA.
See also: Lahm, Frank Purdy | |
| 1908 Sep, 17 | Lt. Thomas Selfridge was fatally injured in a carsh, during a flight test the US Army Flyer with Orville Wright at the controls. The accident occured at 5pm at Fort Myer, VA.
See also: Selfridge, Thomas E. | |
| 1909 Jul, 27 | Orville Wright with Frank P. Lahm as a passenger made a new two-man endurance record of 1 hr, 12 mins, 40 secs. This flight was in connection with Army acceptance tests for the Wright plane. It was accepted on Aug, 2nd 1909.
See also: Lahm, Frank Purdy | |
| 1948 Jan, 30 | Orville Wright, the first man to fly a powered aircraft, died of a heart attack at Dayton Oh. | |