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    From Mike Luther@1:117/3001 to All on Mon Dec 17 22:54:44 2007
    Lest we forget ..

    'Twas the 17th of December when the Wright Brothers accomplished that first flight at Kitty Hawk, no?


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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Mike Luther on Tue Dec 18 11:25:30 2007
    Lest we forget ..

    'Twas the 17th of December when the Wright Brothers accomplished that
    first flight at Kitty Hawk, no?

    You mean, the first documented heavier than air machine becoming airborne under its own power ... right?

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  • From Mike Luther@1:117/3001 to Ward Dossche on Tue Dec 18 08:19:12 2007
    Yep Ward!

    Lest we forget ..

    'Twas the 17th of December when the Wright Brothers accomplished that ML> first flight at Kitty Hawk, no?

    You mean, the first documented heavier than air
    machine becoming airborne under its own power ...
    right?

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    Of course! A horse is a horse is a horse of course. Unless a horse ain't a power horse! Horse laugh .. chuckle. While going through the 117/100 HUB echolist stuff yesterday, I noticed that President Bush had declared December 17th as Wright Day!


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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Mike Luther on Tue Dec 18 23:18:56 2007
    Mike,

    Of course! A horse is a horse is a horse of course. Unless a horse
    ain't a power horse! Horse laugh .. chuckle. While going through the 117/100 HUB echolist stuff yesterday, I noticed that President Bush had declared December 17th as Wright Day!

    He also declares the US economy is doing well. A US Prez can declare a lot of things.

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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Mike Luther on Wed Dec 19 21:58:20 2007
    Not to mention that Kitty Hawk is just a tiny strip of land in North
    Carolina. I went there once was disappointed. That was the flight that changed EVERYTHING.

    But then again there was the Spruce Goose and other famous flights too.

    Allen

    Mike Luther wrote:
    Lest we forget ..

    'Twas the 17th of December when the Wright Brothers accomplished that first flight at Kitty Hawk, no?
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Allen Prunty on Thu Dec 20 14:48:52 2007
    Not to mention that Kitty Hawk is just a tiny strip of land in North Carolina. I went there once was disappointed. That was the flight that changed EVERYTHING.

    No it didn't.

    Hadn't they made that flight, someone else would've a week later somewhere else and history would look exactly the same.

    Besides, lore wants it they weren't the first, they just had a photographer.

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  • From James Bradley@1:134/77 to Allen Prunty on Thu Dec 20 13:27:02 2007
    On or about: 12-19-07 21:58, Allen Prunty did engage Mike Luther regarding, but not limited to: Wright Day

    Not to mention that Kitty Hawk is just a tiny strip of land in North Carolina. I went there once was disappointed. That was the flight
    that changed EVERYTHING.

    Warped wings are making waves again.

    But then again there was the Spruce Goose and other famous flights
    too.

    Birch, baby... Birch!



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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Ward Dossche on Mon Jan 7 02:30:48 2008
    Ward Dossche wrote:
    Not to mention that Kitty Hawk is just a tiny strip of land in North Carolina. I went there once was disappointed. That was the flight that changed EVERYTHING.

    No it didn't.

    Hadn't they made that flight, someone else would've a week later somewhere else
    and history would look exactly the same.

    Besides, lore wants it they weren't the first, they just had a photographer.

    True... but documented proof takes credit. Now if we had less
    photographers around G.W. Hmmmm thought isn't it.

    Allen
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Allen Prunty on Mon Jan 7 12:35:05 2008
    True... but documented proof takes credit. Now if we had less photographers around G.W. Hmmmm thought isn't it.

    There can never be too many photographers and video-cameras around him.

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