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World Service,16 Dec 2003,22 mins

The Wright Brothers

Discovery

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The story of the Wright brothers' first flight in North Carolina. How over a hundred years ago the first men to fly an aircraft revolutionised modern travel and mankind itself. Before they could get their motor to work, they needed to learn how to glide.

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