Wright Propeller Donated
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PrintAn original wooden propeller from the Wright Brothers' Flyer is presented to the National Air and Space Museum by Wilkinson Wright, a grand nephew of the Wright Brothers in a public ceremony held in the Milestones of Flight Gallery. There is also a symposium "The Wright Flyer: An Engineering Perspective." This symposium marked the eightieth anniversary of the first flight of the Wright Brothers, and is held December 17, 1983.
National Air and Space Museum
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Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
December 15, 1983