Virginia, Arlington County, Fort Myer
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(Panel 1: topside of monument)
Commemorating
the
Fiftieth Anniversary
of the
First Flight of an Airplane
on a
U.S. Army Installation
September 3, 1908
(Panel 2: east face of monument)
This Wright Brothers Flyer
Built under an Army Signal Corps
contract was repeatedly test-flown
from these grounds during
September 3-17, 1908
The airplane, Orville Wright at the
controls, took off near this point on
the Fort Myer parade ground on the
first flight, September 8, 1908
Dedicated by the U.S. Army
September 3, 1958
(Rendering of the Wright Flyer in flight)
(Air & Space) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
(Panel 1: topside of monument)
Commemorating
the
Fiftieth Anniversary
of the
First Flight of an Airplane
on a
U.S. Army Installation
September 3, 1908
(Panel 2: east face of monument)
This Wright Brothers Flyer
Built under an Army Signal Corps
contract was repeatedly test-flown
from these grounds during
September 3-17, 1908
The airplane, Orville Wright at the
controls, took off near this point on
the Fort Myer parade ground on the
first flight, September 8, 1908
Dedicated by the U.S. Army
September 3, 1958
(Rendering of the Wright Flyer in flight)
(Air & Space) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.