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Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Lt. Frank Lahm And Lt. Fonlois. Creator: Harris & Ewing.

Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights; Lt. Frank Lahm And Lt. Fonlois. Creator: Harris & Ewing.

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Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909. First Army Flights; Lt. Frank Lahm And Lt. Fonlois [sic], 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S. War Department offered them a $25,000 contract if their Flyer reached a speed of 40 miles per hour. Seen here are US Army aviation pioneers Frank P. Lahm and Benjamin D. Foulois].

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