• A black and white photo of a biplane on a sandy beach with a man standing the the far left. The front elevator is almost perpendicular to the plane as it is damaged.
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    The 1903 Wright Flyer on the ground following its fourth flight of December 17, 1903; note damage to forward elevator which occurred as a result of a hard landing.

  • A black and white photo of a biplane on a sandy beach with a man standing the the far left. The front elevator is almost perpendicular to the plane as it is damaged.

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National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI 73-862)

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