
Wilbur Wright in Glider Test Flight :: Wilbur Wright gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1902. The image shows an early Glider Test Flight by the Wright Brothers./ src: old-picture.com
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Wilbur Wright in Glider Test Flight :: Wilbur Wright gliding in level flight, single rear rudder clearly visible; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1902. The image shows an early Glider Test Flight by the Wright Brothers./ src: old-picture.com

Preparing tortillas in Aguas Calientes, Mexico, ca. 1880-1897 / Everett Collection

Henry Giffard’s moored hot air balloon in front of the ruins of the Tuileries, Paris, 1878

Henri Giffard’s captive balloon above Paris in 1878.

Arc de triomphe du Louvre and ruins of the Tuileries Palace during Paris World Fair of 1878

Captive balloon of Henri Giffard over Paris, 1878.

Exposition Universelle de Paris / Paris World Exhibition, 1889 (The card reads “Balloon races at Vincennes”)

Montgolfière, place du Carrousel, 1878. From collection of the famous French documentation photo-agency Roger-Viollet.

Explosion of a depth charge launched from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Spencer. German submarine U-175 was sunk and prevented from breaking into the center of a large North American convoy. World War II, Atlantic Ocean, April 17th, 1943. / src: der-spiegel.de