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Photo Courtesy of Roy Nagl Ancient Aviators Website |
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L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA (THE ITALIAN ILLUSTRATION) an Italian weekly magazine of April 25 1909. Italian: RE ALFONSO XIII SULL'AEROPLANO DI WILBUR WRIGHT A PAU (fot. Rol). Il 28 febbraio Re Alfonso XIII si recò a Pont Long presso Pau (Francia), col più vivo desiderio di fare un'ascensione coll'apparecchio dei fratelli Wright: Prima di partire da San Sebastiano (Spagna) egli aveva dovuto fare alla Regina Madre la promessa formale che si sarebbe astenuto dal partecipare all'ascensione. Il Re si limitò a sedersi nell'apparecchio quando si trovava a terra, e in tale momento fu presa la foto che qui riproduciamo. I re, come si vede, sono meno liberi dei ministri: infatti il ministro dell'istruzione pubblica, Barthou, fece con Wilbur Wright il 22 un bellissimo volo delizioso, che il re Alfonso gli avrà certamente invidiato. English KING ALPHONSE XIII ON THE AIRPLANE OF WILBUR WRIGHT AT PAU (photo Rol). On February 28, King Alphonse XIII went to Pont Long near Pau (France), with the keen desire to make a flight in the plane of the Wright brothers. Before leaving St. Sebastian (Spain), he had had to make a formal promise to the Queen Mother that he would abstain from participating in the flight. The King restrained himself to only sittting on the plane when it was on the ground and the photo that we are printing here was taken in that moment. Kings, as we can see, are less free than the ministers: in fact the Minister of State Education, Bartkou, flew off with Wilbur Wright, a delightful, wonderful flight, that King Alphonse would certainly have envied. |
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"Wilbur Wright is working on his airplane" |
Gli Italiani di Wilbur Wright |
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L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA (THE ITALIAN ILLUSTRATION) an Italian weekly magazine of April 25 1909. |
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L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA (THE ITALIAN ILLUSTRATION) an Italian weekly magazine of April 25 1909. |
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L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA (THE ITALIAN ILLUSTRATION) an Italian weekly magazine of October 4 1908 |
from L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA of March 7 1909: (The Italian Illustration, an Italian weekly magazine) Collection of Giovanni Giorgetti, 6-13-07 The first eight pilots licensed by the Aerial Club of France on January 7 1909. They were: Orville and Wilbur Wright; Albert Santos Dumont; Lion Delagrange; Henry Farman; Ferdinand Ferber; Luis Bleriot; Robert Esnault Pelterie. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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by Stuart Lutz He can be reached at StuartKL@aol.com |
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Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1911 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 |
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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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Wilbur Wright died May 30 1912 after a serious bout with Typhod Fever |
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