Launch at Kitty Hawk
The Wright brothers experimented for three years at Kitty Hawk prior to their famous success of December 17, 1903. The photograph above is of a test of their 1902 glider. Dan Tate can be seen running beside the 1902 glider after a launch from Big Kill Devil Hill.
- Date:
- 1902
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- 1900.0138
- Height:
- 1058px
- Width:
- 1506px
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