The Wright Flyer, the first human-crewed plane ... it was the most suitable place close to their home in Dayton, Ohio, and remote enough to avoid attracting the attention of reporters.
Orville and Wilbur Wright of Dayton, Ohio, flying their "Wright Flyer" at Kill Devil Hills, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, achieve the first powered, heavier-than-air, controlled and sustained ...