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Fall foliage at Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL

Historic photo of Orville piloting the Flyer.

The Wrights' 1902 glider changed flight as it was known. It was the first machine to be controlled on three axes: roll, pitch, and yaw.

National Park Service photo.
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