The First Successful Flight of an Airplane

The First Successful Flight of an Airplane (HM69E)

Location: Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 Dare County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 1.192', W 75° 40.126'

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was made from this spot by
Orville Wright
December 17, 1903, in a machine designed and built byWilbur Wright and Orville Wright

This tablet was erected by theNational Aeronautic Associationof the U.S.A. December 17, 1928to commemmorate the twenty-fifthanniversary of this event
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HM NumberHM69E
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Year Placed1928
Placed ByNational Aeronautic Association of the U. S. A
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 439740 N 3986358
Decimal Degrees36.01986667, -75.66876667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 1.192', W 75° 40.126'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 1' 11.52" N, 75° 40' 7.56" W
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Area Code(s)252
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 85554 Wright Memorial, Kill Devil Hills NC 27948, US
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