Orville Wright and US Army aviator Frank Purdy Lahm, the first army passenger, test the "Wright Flyer" at Fort Myer, Virginia. A small group stands at the door of a hangar. A crowd gathers around the hangar. The doors of the hangar are opened. Dignitaries greet each other. Notable dignitaries present include US President William Howard Taft and Mrs. Taft, US Army Major General George O. Squier, US Army Major Charles McKinley Saltzman. US Army soldiers open the doors from the hangar. They push the Wright Flyer sideways out of the hangar.

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