First Flight, First Hand

Summary:

A first hand account of the dawn of aviation using re-discovered archival recordings of people who knew and worked with Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Website:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1525320

Additional Credits and Funding:

The Wright Brothers story was produced by Taki Telonidis, with archival material from Carillon Historical Park, The University of Dayton Roesch Library and the National Air and Space Museum. Technical assistance from Larry Holt from member station KUER.

Timely on:

December 17: suggested intro makes reference to the anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first flight, which took place on this date.

Tones:

Polished, Sound Rich

Language:

English

Description:

On the anniversary of the famous flight at Kitty Hawk, we hear the story of the Wright Brothers from people who witnessed first-hand the dawn of aviation, and whose voices were preserved decades ago in a series of interviews that have never been broadcast.


Originally broadcast on NPR's Weekend Edition November 30, 2003.

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