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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2010 Sep 15 @ 17:00UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
Very large 12'' x 16'' photo of Wilbur Wright with six other men, preparing his plane in France during August 1908 in an attempt to mute French critics who had portrayed the Wright Brothers as bluffers. His first flight lasted only one minute 45 seconds, but his ability to effortlessly make banking turns and fly a circle amazed and stunned onlookers, including several pioneer French aviators, among them Louis Bleriot. In the following days, Wilbur made a series of technically challenging flights, including figure-eights, demonstrating his skills as a pilot and the capability of his flying machine, which far surpassed those of all other pilot pioneers. The French public was thrilled by Wilbur's feats and flocked to the field by the thousands. The Wright brothers catapulted to world fame overnight. Former doubters issued apologies and effusive praise. ''L'arophile'' editor Georges Besanaon wrote that the flights ''have completely dissipated all doubts. Not one of the former detractors of the Wrights dare question, today, the previous experiments of the men who were truly the first to fly....'' Leading French aviation promoter Ernest Archdeacon wrote, ''For a long time, the Wright brothers have been accused in Europe of bluff... They are today hallowed in France, and I feel an intense pleasure...to make amends.'' The signed photo features a huge bold 3 1/2'' signature. Excellent condition but for one light scratch below the lower wing. Exhibited at ''Orville and Wilbur - The Wright Brothers Legacy'', Dayton Art Institute 2003 and Virginia Air & Space Center 2003. The last Wilbur Wright signed photo, an 8'' x 10'' signed portrait, not a fantastic aviation over-sized image displaying an early Wright Brothers flyer documenting the pioneering days of flying history, sold in June 2010 for $27,500 and that amount might not include the buyer's premium.
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