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John Thomas Daniels Jr. (July 31, 1873 – January 31, 1948) was a member of the U.S. Life-Saving Station in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, who took the photograph of the first powered flight on December 17, 1903. [1] The flight was by the Wright brothers flying their Wright Flyer.
English: First successful flight of the Wright Flyer, by the Wright brothers. The machine traveled 120 ft (36.6 m) in 12 seconds at 10:35 a.m. at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Orville Wright was at the controls of the machine, lying prone on the lower wing with his hips in the cradle which operated the wing-warping mechanism.
Five people witnessed the flights: Adam Etheridge, John T. Daniels (who snapped the famous "first flight" photo using Orville's pre-positioned camera), and Will Dough, all of the U.S. government coastal lifesaving crew; area businessman W.C. Brinkley; and Johnny Moore, a teenaged boy who lived in the area.
First Flight: 17 December 1903 John T. Daniels: Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States Glass plate Captured flight of the first airplane, the Wright Flyer, flown by inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright. [s 2] [s 4] The Vanishing Race–Navaho: 1904 Edward S. Curtis: Arizona, United States [29] Photogravure
In fact, the first flight attendants were male, usually the sons of airline financiers known as "cabin boys," according to Society Pages. The shift to more female-friendly skies occurred in the 1930s.
John Daniels may refer to: John W. Daniels (1857–1931), co-founder of Archer Daniels Midland; John T. Daniels (1873–1948), amateur photographer who took the photograph of the Wright Brothers' first flight; John Karl Daniels (1875–1978), Norwegian-American sculptor; John C. Daniels (1936–2015), mayor of New Haven, Connecticut
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Then on 12 November a flight of 22.2 seconds carried the 14-bis some 220 m (720 ft), earning the Aéro-Club prize of 1,500 francs for the first flight of more than 100 m. [39] This flight was also observed by the newly formed Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and became the first record in their log book. [citation needed]