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Wright Brother 1st flight... 25th anniversary...
Wright Brother 1st flight... 25th anniversary...
Item # 724428
December 17, 1928
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 17, 1928
* Wilbur & Orville Wright Brothers
* First airplane flight success
* Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
* 25th anniversary celebration
The top of page 20 has a one column heading: "WRIGHT PILGRIMS VISIT LANGLEY FIELD" with subheads. Also on the same page is another one column heading: "German Recalls Test Of Wrights In Europe" with subhead.
And page 21 has another related article headed: "French Honor wrights" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 52 pages, rag edition, a few small binding slits along the spine, nice condition.
AI notes: On December 16, 1928, Langley Field in Hampton, Virginia, hosted a grand celebration marking the 25th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first successful powered flight, a momentous event that had taken place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on December 17, 1903. By 1928, aviation had advanced leaps and bounds from those early days, with aircraft becoming more reliable, faster, and capable of traveling greater distances. Langley Field, a key site in the development of U.S. aviation and home to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, which would later become NASA), was a fitting location for such a historic occasion. The anniversary event drew attention not only to the groundbreaking achievements of Orville and Wilbur Wright but also to the rapid progress aviation had made in the preceding quarter-century, exemplified by milestones like Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight in 1927 and the increasing importance of commercial aviation. The celebration featured speeches, displays of aviation advancements, and the participation of key figures in the field, underscoring both the legacy of the Wright Brothers’ pioneering spirit and the rapid evolution of aviation technology that had transformed the industry in just a generation.
Category: The 20th Century
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