Wright brothers

American aviators
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The Heirs of a Despised Draft Dodger Want His Wright Brothers Plane Back Nov. 29, 2024, 5:42 AM ET (New York Times)

Wright brothers, were American inventors and aviation pioneers who achieved the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight (1903). Wilbur Wright (April 16, 1867, near Millville, Indiana, U.S.—May 30, 1912, Dayton, Ohio) and his brother Orville Wright (August 19, 1871, Dayton—January 30, 1948, Dayton) also built and flew the first fully practical airplane (1905). (Read Orville Wright’s 1929 biography of his brother, Wilbur.) Wilbur and Orville were the sons of Milton Wright, an ordained minister of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, and Susan Catherine Koerner Wright, whom Milton had met while he was training for the ministry ...(100 of 3423 words)