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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon PowerShot G5
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Flash No Flash Focal Length 20.6875 mm
Date/Time 2004:01:21 14:58:29 Copyright © 2004 Jason O. Watson. All rights reserved.
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Keywords historic marker Orville Wright first flight VA attraction display education historical marker Historical Site information landmark marker Place of Interest sign Tourist Destination Travel Destination Virginia attractive destination educating historic markers historic site info signage tourist attraction appealing firsts flights history no people text tourism travel South attract historic nobody word daytime displays historical markers landmarks markers signs appeal color image educate historical outdoor vertical day destinations historic sites tourist attractions US colour image outside day time USA day-time U.S. words color images daylight outdoors U.S.A. Jason O. Watson / historical-markers.org verticals colour images natural light outsides United States United States of America Arlington County sign with text Caption ORVILLE WRIGHT'S FIRST VIRGINIA FLIGHT Orville Wright made his first heavier-than-air flight in Virginia at Fort Myer for the U.S. Army on 3 Sept. 1908. He flew the plane slightly more than a minute, reaching a speed of 40 miles per hour. During the next two weeks here, Wright broke world records for speed and time spent in the air for a heavier-than-air craft. On 17 Sept. 1908, however the plane crashed, killing Lt. Thomas Selfridge and injuring Wright. In 1909 the Wright brothers returned to Fort Myer. After additional flight tests, the Army bought their plane for $25,000 on 31 July 1909 for its first military aircraft. Department of Historic Resources, 2000