A portrait of Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), who with his brother Orville, together known as the Wright brothers, were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful motor-operated airplane. They made the first controlled, sustained flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft with the Wright Flyer on December 17, 1903, 4 mi (6 km) south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

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Size: 3648px × 4369px
Location: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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