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JUNE 23, 1905 The first flight of the III is made at , outside Dayton, . It is the ’ 1903 first fully controllable , able to turn and bank and remain aloft for up to thirty minutes. 1904 1900 JUNE 23, 1915 The first flight of the Wright Flyer III is made at Huffman Prairie, outside Dayton, Ohio. It 1910 is the Wright brothers’ first fully controllable 1920 aircraft, able to turn and bank and remain 1930 aloft for up to thirty minutes. 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 23 June 22 May 1 August 19 May 2 August 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

The first flight of the Wright Flyer III The U.S. government issues the Wright The Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. The Army accepts its first , is made at Huffman Prairie, outside brothers the first patent on their Army Signal Corps – forerunner of the Army Signal Corps becomes the first bought from the Wright brothers for Dayton, Ohio. It is the Wright flying machine after turning down U.S. Air Force — is established. soldier to fly a heavier-than-air- $25,000, plus a $5,000 bonus because brothers’ first fully controllable two previous submissions from them. machine. the airplane exceeds the speed aircraft, able to turn and bank and requirement of 40mph. remain aloft for up to thirty minutes. 1905 23 June 22 May 1 August 19 May 2 August 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 The first flight of the Wright Flyer III The U.S. government issues the Wright The Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge of the U.S. The Army accepts its first airplane, is made at Huffman Prairie, outside brothers the first patent on their Army Signal Corps – forerunner of the Army Signal Corps becomes the first bought from the Wright brothers for Dayton, Ohio. It is the Wright flying machine after turning down U.S. Air Force — is established. soldier to fly a heavier-than-air- $25,000, plus a $5,000 bonus because brothers’ first fully controllable two previous submissions from them. machine. the airplane exceeds the speed aircraft, able to turn and bank and requirement of 40mph. remain aloft for up to thirty minutes. 1905 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s The first flight of the Wright Flyer III is made at 1905 Huffman Prairie, outside Dayton, Ohio. It is the Wright 23 June brothers’ first fully controllable aircraft, able to turn and bank and remain aloft for up to thirty minutes.

The U.S. government issues the Wright brothers the 1906 first patent on their flying machine after turning down two 22 May previous submissions from them.

The Aeronautical Division of the U.S. Army Signal Corps – 1907 forerunner of the U.S. Air Force — is established. 1 August