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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.
More than a century ago, a man named John T. Daniels photographed the most iconic moment in aviation history, when he captured the Wright brothers' first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North...
Dec 19, 2012 · Dec 18, 2012. Michael Zhang. Yesterday marked the 109th anniversary of the first aviation photograph ever snapped. Back on December 17th, 1903, an amateur photographer named John Thomas...
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When John T. Daniels snapped the shutter on Orville Wright's camera, he captured one of the most significant images ever taken. The photo not only shows the moment of liftoff during the Wright brothers' first flight, but also the instant that heavier-than-air flight began.
Sep 9, 2020 · Daniels was in awe of Orville and his older brother, Wilbur, who he called "the workingest boys" he ever met in his life. For these two thoughtful bachelor brothers, their years of low-key,...
Mar 27, 2015 · A local, John T. Daniels, captured the event in one of the world’s most famous photographs, seen above, using Orville’s camera. They did not even know if the photograph had been recorded until they returned home to Dayton, Ohio, and developed the film.
Oct 31, 2022 · Captured on film by photographer John T. Daniels, the moment was immortalized. And with it, the aerial age truly began.
