This Day In History - First Airplane Flight 1903

First Airplane Flight 1903

Friday, December 17, 2021

All Day

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Event Description

Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history of a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft. Orville piloted the gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane, which stayed aloft for 12 seconds and covered 120 feet on its inaugural flight.

Event Location

Kitty Hawk, NC