Orville Wright

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United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)

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Something I'll always remember - when I was a kid, I shook hands with Orville Wright. Forty years later, I shook hands with Neil Armstrong. The guy that invented the airplane and the guy that walked on the moon. In a lifetime, that's kinda wild when you think about it. Jonathan Winters

In 1909, during the first official test of the U.S. Army’s first airplane, Orville Wright flew himself and a passenger, Lt. Frank Lahm, above Fort Myer, Virginia, for one hour and 12 minutes. Source: Internet

Dave Stewart can remember Orville Wright, who signed Alton’s pilot license, staying in their Coats home and days spent walking back and forth from Benson and Dunn. Source: Internet

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