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Photographer: R. C.
Taken: July 18, 2009
Caption: The Early Birds Marker - Propeller Plaque
Additional Description: This bronze propeller was cast directly from one of the Wright Brothers' wooden propellers. Two were used to propel the first United States Military Aeroplane, a 1909 Wright. The original was loaned to the Early Birds by the Smithsonial Institution, National Air Museum - Paul E. Garber, Head Curator.
Submitted: July 20, 2009, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas.
Database Locator Identification Number: p71287
File Size: 0.191 Megabytes

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