Editor’s Note: Since the 2003 Centennial of Flight celebration, I have written many stories on the Wright brothers. In Dayton, multiple locations honor the brothers, their family, and friends. The brothers were self taught aeronautical engineers. One of my favorite visits was to the Wright “B” Flyer Museum near Dayton, Ohio in 2022 where volunteers…
The Wright Brothers Had Their Minds in the Sky, Not Their Heads in the Clouds
This is the iconic photo taken on Dec. 17, 1903 in North Carolina when the Wright brothers conquered human flight. (Photo: National Archives)