Orville Wright


August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948 Contemporaries

American aviation pioneer who piloted the first powered, controlled aeroplane flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903 with his brother Wilbur.

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Orville Wright

First flight of the Wright Flyer

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