The Wright Brothers First Flight 1903

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Episode of "A Day That Shook The World" co-production with the BBC.

The first engine-powered flight by the Wright Brothers

Note: This footage is from 1908 when Wilbur Wright demonstrated the Flyer in Paris.

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Black & White
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100001
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ADTSTW002
Issue Date:
2011

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