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Originally Posted by Jimbuna
1904 - Wilbur Wright makes his 1st airplane flight.
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That is incorrect. On December 14, 1903 the Wright brothers were ready to make their first flight. Wilbur won the coin toss to determine who would be first. That attempt ended with a bit of pilot error and a damaged Flyer. The next day it poured rain all day, and the brothers had promised their Methodist Bishop father, Milton Wright, that they wouldn't fly on Sunday.
On Monday the 17th it was Orville's turn, and he made their first successful flight. The second flight was made by Wilbur, flight three by Orville and flight four by Wilbur again. So, like his brother, Wilbur Wright also made his first flight (and his second) on December 17, 1903.