Wright Brothers 1904 Flyer over Huffman Prairie near Dayton, Ohio, November 15, 1904
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Following their successful flights at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in December 1903, the Wright brothers made further test flights closer to home. They flew at Huffman Prairie, an open field some eight miles northeast of their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. The Wrights devised a catapult system to help launch their airplanes in the field's comparatively calm winds.
Following their successful flights at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, in December 1903, the Wright brothers made further test flights closer to home. They flew at Huffman Prairie, an open field some eight miles northeast of their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. The Wrights devised a catapult system to help launch their airplanes in the field's comparatively calm winds.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
15 November 1904
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
82.300.1623.P.B.34553
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 5 in
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