American aviator Glenn Curtiss making the first heavier-than-air flight in his 'June Bug', 1908. Artist: Edwin Levick

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American aviator Glenn Curtiss making his first heavier-than-air flight in his 'June Bug', 1908. On 4 July 1908 at Hammondsport, New York, Curtiss (1878-1930) won a $25,000 prize for being the first aviator to make a public flight of more than a kilometre. The Wright Brothers had made several flights in 1903-1905, but without the presence of official witnesses.

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Size: 4355px × 3220px
Location: World,North and Central America,United States,New York,Steuben,Hammondsport
Photo credit: © Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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