Document Signed by Wright Orville (1 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Signed "Orville Wright and Charles E. Taylor" in black ink. This check is dated May 18, 1918 and is payable to Chas. Taylor and signed by aviation pioneer Orville Wright. Check has been endorsed on the back by the payee and signed C. E. Taylor. Charles Taylor built the first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers and was a vital contributor of mechanical skills in the building and maintaining of early Wright engines and airplanes. JAMES SPENCE Authentication JSA Letter of Authenticity Born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1871, Orville Wright and his elder brother, Wilbur Wright, were the inventors of the world's first successful airplane. The brothers successfully conducted the first free, controlled flight of a power-driven airplane on December 17, 1903. They subsequently became successful businessmen, filling contracts for airplanes in both Europe and the United States. Today, the Wright brothers are considered the "fathers of modern aviation." Orville is also known for developing technology for the U.S. Army. He died in Dayton on January 30, 1948. Charles E. Taylor, born May 24, 1868 on a farm in Illinois, was involved in many historical events related to the growth of aviation. He was involved in the first powered flight, was the first airport manager, helped build the first military plane, was involved in the first transcontinental flight, was inducted into the USAF Museum Aviation Hall of Fame as the first airplane mechanic, and the FAA named a lifetime maintenance award after him. JAMES SPENCE Authentication JSA Letter of Authenticity. Signed by Author(s).