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Wright, Orville
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Wright, Orville
 
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.