17th December 1903: Wright brothers make first aircraft flight

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17th December 2019

17th December 1903: Wright brothers make first aircraft flight

On the 17^th December 1903, American brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright successfully made the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight.

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