THE FIRST AIRPLANE.
A HOME IN ENGLAND. 'by CABLE—PBESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRtOHT.) 'AUSTRALIAN AND V.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received May Ist, 10.30 p.m.) NEW YOTNC. May 1. Orville Wright announces from Dayton Ohio, that the original Wright airplan© invented by him and his brother Wilbur, and which made the first flight' on December 17th 1.903, will be sent to the Science Museum, South Kensington, England. He said no suitable home for the machine could be found, in America, and this, along with entreaties from friends in England, led him to offer it to the Science Museum, where there is already an exhibit of historic experiments in aviation.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18371, 2 May 1925, Page 14
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104THE FIRST AIRPLANE. Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18371, 2 May 1925, Page 14
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