This photo commemorates the first successful sustained powered flight by Orville Wright on December 17, 1903, in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville was at the controls and his brother, Wilbur, was running alongside to help stabilize the flyer during the launch. Image credit: Library of Congress

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Photo credit: © NC Collections / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: firstflight, orville, wilbur, wright