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[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" attempting to take off]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, attempting to take off on Keuka Lake, New York, November 5, 1908. The aircraft did not get airborne.Inscription: "Drome No. 3, Curtiss'…

[Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" in flight]
Photograph of the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft, piloted by John A. D. McCurdy, in flight over a race track near Hammondsport, New York, December 1908. Conflicting dates (December 12 and December 13) are given…

[People working on Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft]
Photograph of people working on the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 3 "Loon" aircraft, Keuka Lake, New York, December 1908. Caption on verso: "The Loon. This was the first attempt with a water aeroplane. The June Bug being transformed…

[Men with Aerial Experiment Association Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart"]
Photograph of a group of men examining the Aerial Experiment Association's Aerodrome No. 4 "Silver Dart" aircraft in a snowy field at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, circa 1908-1909.Inscription on verso: "Silver Dart at Baddeck, N.S."

[Group of men looking at Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft]
Photograph of a group of men looking at the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, France, circa 1908-1909.

[People wheeling Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft into temporary hangar]
Photograph of people wheeling the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft into a temporary hangar, likely at the Hunaudières Racecourse in France, circa 1908-1909.

[People looking at Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft]
Photograph of people looking at the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, France, circa 1908-1909.

[People gathered near Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft]
Photograph of people gathered near the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, France, circa 1908-1909. The Wrights' derrick-style catapult for aircraft launches is visible in the background.

[Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft during demonstration flight]
Photograph of the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, presumably piloted by Wilbur Wright, during a demonstration flight, France, circa 1908-1909.

[Men looking at Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft]
Photograph of several men looking at the Wright Brothers' Model A aircraft, France, circa 1908-1909.
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