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The Wrights' 1903 Photographs, Part II. More About the Third (Fourth) Flight Attempt

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  A study of the Wright brothers' "third flight photo" "The Blind Leading the Blind" by Peter Breughal the Elder Note from our editors: The typical aviation historian presents the Wright photograph, below, as proof of the third flight, claimed by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1917. Expert examinations of the photo reveal that these historians are blindly accepting its authenticity. We are pleased to provide our readers with an essay by one of our own expert aviation historians to rebut the credibility of the third flight photo if we accept Orville Wright's statements in his diary. Alleged third flight photo of the Wrights brothers,  December 17, 1903? I Wouldn't Stand There If I Were You One of the oddities of the third claimed Wright flight of December 17, 1903, is that the photograph of the event is significantly at odds with Orville Wright's diary description of the same.That's strange, because the diary was, supposedly, written up