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A Marine with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA)

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to

AIR TO AIR PHOTOS OF NASAIRS CLUB AIRCRAFT

Public Domain Images - Operation migration flyover

Two U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons cross the

Spectators capture a photo of an aerial demonstration

Blériot budapesti bemutatója

Cody Aircraft Mark II RAE-O357 during World War I

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The Wright Brothers' Aeroplane [Orville and Wilbur Wright, The Century Magazine, September 1908]

[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]

[Right rear view of one of the successful glides made on October 21, 1903 with the 1902 glider (one of three pictures taken on this date); Kitty Hawk camp buildings in the distance]

[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor. The catapult launching device appears for the first time in a photograph]

Airplanes - Historical - Wright Brothers' 1903 Aeroplane ("Kitty Hawk") in first flight, December 17, 1903 at Kitty Hawk, N.C. Orville Wright at controls. Wilbur Wright standing at right. (First flight was 12 seconds). Copy of photo given by Orville Wright

[Side view of glider flying as a kite near the ground, Wilbur at left and Orville at right, glider turned forward to right and tipped downward]

Orville Wright To Give Up Flying [New York American, 17 June 1912]

The Wright Brothers' Aeroplane [Orville and Wilbur Wright, The Century Magazine, September 1908]

[1901 glider being flown as a kite, Wilbur at left side, Orville at right; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

[Three-quarter right front view of Wright glider descending from Big Hill. One of four photographs of gliding activities taken on October 27, 1903, when Wilbur and Orville each made two glides]

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01/01/1903
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Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912, photographer
Wright, Orville, 1871-1948, photographer
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Kitty Hawk (N.C.) ,  36.06472, -75.70583
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Visiting Indonesian Navy Officers speak with U.S. Navy ENSIGN Mario Haggerty (right) while they observe a replenishment at sea operation from the signal bridge of the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) in the Indian Ocean on Aug. 24, 2006. Tours of KITTY HAWK are conducted to raise awareness of the 7th Fleet missions and the importance of forward-deployed Navy forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick L. Heil) (Released)

The conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) returns to her forward deployed operating base, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.

Wright 1901 Glider Bottom - A black and white photo of a man standing in front of a building

[Close-up view of rudders and elevator of glider in front of the camp building at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina]

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees ready for flight

Parris Island. Marine Corps gliders. An aerial "tugboat" of the Marine Corps. The leatherneck pilot of this glider will tow three planes high above Page Field at Parris Island, South Carolina as part of six-week training course the Marines are giving to selected units

Parris Island, South Carolina. U.S. Marine Corps glider detachment training camp. Trainees and instructor

An aircraft director signals to an E-2C Hawkeye to move forward in preparation for launch

U.S. Navy Quartermaster SEAMAN Daniel Sullivan (left) and Quartermaster SEAMAN Shawn Canfield (right) properly fold the American Flag (National Standard) after flying it from the mast aboard the Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) on Dec. 20, 2006, to honor the 41st anniversary of the death of U.S Navy CAPT. Guy David Johnson. This flag covered CAPT. Johnson's casket during his funeral and was sent by his family to the KITTY HAWK to be flown for this anniversary date. CAPT. Johnson (a pilot) and LT. CMDR. Lee Edward Nordahl (a navigator) were both shot down and killed on Dec. 20, 1965, while flying a naissance mission over North Vietnam in an RA-5C Vigilante...

These four photographs were taken at the railroad station when a noon train came in. All trains coming into San Diego are crowded and are an indication of the hordes of people pouring into the city. California

An F-14A Tomcat fighter aircraft launches from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

The Langley Aerodrome, Wright Brothers National Memorial, 1903.

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