Beschreibung / Hintergrund:
Wright Model A Flyer flown by Wilbur Wright 1908-09 and launching derrick, France, 1909
The Wrights traveled to Pau, in the south of France, where Wilbur made many more public flights, giving rides to a procession of officers, journalists and statesmen - and his sister Katharine on 15 February. He trained two French pilots, then transferred the airplane to the French company.
Together with L. P. Bonvillain on board, he acquired the first remotely sensed image from an airplane in France in 1908.In April the Wrights went to Italy where Wilbur assembled another Flyer, giving demonstrations and training more pilots. A cameraman climbed aboard and made the first motion picture from an airplane. |