The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk mb-code 00357994 George Telfer and Billy Kenny

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The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk mb-code 00357994 George Telfer and Billy KennyThe Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, c1903. Wilbur (1867 1912) and Orville Wright (1871 1948) testing a plane with an engine instead of their previous experiments with gliders. They made the world's first controlled and powered flights on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk.