![Image of : Events, 1909, Fort Myer (Va), Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No. 1) Trials; Wright, Orville. [photograph]](https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/collection-objects/record-images/NASM-NAM-A-1006-B.jpg "Events, 1909, Fort Myer (Va), Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No. 1) Trials; Wright, Orville. [photograph]")
Display Status:
This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Collection Item Summary:
One-half right front view of Wright (Co) Type A Military (Signal Corps No. 1) mounted on launching rail during its U.S. Army Trails at Fort Myer, 1909. A group of six soldiers haul on the launch cable, pulling it off towards the left of frame, as Orville Wright stands waiting between the forward supports of the aircraft.
Collection Item Long Description:
Topic
- Aeronautics
- Airplanes
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum Archives
Restrictions & Rights
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photographer
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Date
1909
Repository Loc.
National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560
Type
Photographs
Local number
NASM-A-1006-B
