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  "Truth in Aviation History"   is announcing a soon to be published article:   " The Telegram to Father--Fact or Fiction? "   Our aviation history tells us that on the morning of December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, made four flights at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. These are claimed to be the first manned, heavier than air, sustained, controlled flights in history. In the afternoon of that day, the Wrights tell us that they walked to the weather station at Kitty Hawk, where they could cable their father, Bishop Milton Wright, that they had successfully flown and that they would be home for Christmas. This  famous telegram is displayed as evidence that the Wright brothers' claims are true. But is the story true?  Is the telegram real? The article to follow in the next blog post will address these questions head on --with reliable,  irrefutable evidence. In the meantime, here is an introduction.     An Introduction It is frustr