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| Title |
Wright brothers and the British authorities, 1902-1909 |
| Personal
Name |
Gollin, Alfred |
| Publication
Title |
English historical review |
| Pages |
p.293-320 |
| Notes |
Based on the Wright brothers' papers in the Library of Congress and War Office papers in the Public Record Office. Numerous footnotes passim. |
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Year |
Apr. 1980 |
| Language |
English |
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journal article |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| Open
Term |
Airplanes and flights |
| Volume(Issue) |
95(375) |
| Abstract |
This article takes issue with Percy B. Walker who maintained, in his work on the history of British aviation, that the Wright brothers and not the British authorities were responsible for the failure of the negotiations to sell their "flyer" to the British government. He accused Wilbur of "muddled thinking" for asserting in the letter that the British government was given the first chance to purchase the invention when the US government had already been approached. Furthermore, the Wrights did approach the War Office between 1906 and 1908, contrary to an inaccurate assertion by Walker. |
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