Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first sustained powered flights here on 17 December 1903. Location: Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Key figure: 12-second first flight. Part of the One State One Record (USA) campaign. Reference record compiled from public sources; not certified by The Book of World Records. Source: https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/learn/management/index.htm
Record no. MRB-2026-007203
First Successful Powered Airplane Flight
Reference Record – Not Certified
This record is compiled from publicly available sources for reference. It has not been examined or certified by The Book of World Records.