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Wright brothers flew 2 years after Gustav Whitehead, researcher claims
Shocking claim by Australian aviation historian John Brown: he has photographic proof that German immigrant Gustav Whitehead flew over Connecticut in 1901 -- Orville and Wilbur were second. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/03/13/first-in-flight-wright-brothers-flew-2-years-after-gustav-whitehead/#ixzz2NQupZYOJ (www.foxnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
While there seems to have been some stuff surfacing from time to time, I wonder what the reason is for just trying to bring this up officially and to the public forefront over a hundred years later???????
Maybe Jane's is trying to sell more books...
That's what I was thinking...
Doesn't surprise me one bit.
In fact, Christopher Columbus comes to mind every time I hear about someone historically being the first to do this or discover that.
Or the guy they made that movie about, who invented windshield wipers for Ford or GM but got the shaft for his invention.
Same deal. I even read somewhere once that the Wright Brothers knew they weren't the first.
In fact, Christopher Columbus comes to mind every time I hear about someone historically being the first to do this or discover that.
Or the guy they made that movie about, who invented windshield wipers for Ford or GM but got the shaft for his invention.
Same deal. I even read somewhere once that the Wright Brothers knew they weren't the first.
Old Post last week
That probably explains why it was in USA Today. I didn't see it posted here so gave it a shot.