WRIGHT BROS.' WONDER.
A RECORD "FLY." Received September 22, 9.15 p.m. BERNE, September 22. Wilbur Wright, in his Wright Bros' aeroolane at Lake Leman flew 66 kilometres 600 metre 3in yl minutes 25 seconds—records for both distance and time. Received September 22,10.30 p.m. BERNE, September 22. Wilbur Wright's motor worked without a hitch. The aeroplane roae over one hundred feet, and when it descended the crowd cheered frantically. The American Ambassador in France, on congratulating Mr Wright, remarked "America may well be proud of you."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2999, 23 September 1908, Page 5
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85WRIGHT BROS.' WONDER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 2999, 23 September 1908, Page 5
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