New research confirms that Gustave Whitehead, a German immigrant in 1890s, designed, built and flew the first heavier than air craft, two years before the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk.
A fascinating piece of history: Gustave Whitehead
As Jane's Aviation states in its Jan 2013 edition, "The Wrights were right; but Whitehead was ahead."
My thanks to Frank A. for the heads-up on this.
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