On Great White Wings
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Browse Full-length Non-member TitlesSelf-taught scientists and engineers, Wilbur and Orville Wright taught the world how to fly and are one of America’s greatest success stories. Their first successful flight, on North Carolina's Outer Banks, took place in December 1903. Next, they returned to Dayton, Ohio and continued to develop and test the world's first practical airplane.
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Runtime: 32 minutes 37 seconds
- Topic: Biographies, History, Science
- Subtopic: Aeronautics, Biography, Wright, Orville and Wilbur
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2017
- Producer/Distributor: Cerebellum Corporation
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