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May 29, 1941
The Sauk Centre Herald
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
The Wright brothers' historic 1903 airplane, a precursor to modern warcraft, is stored in the deepest cellar of London's Science Museum in South Kensington to protect it from German air raids during World War II, as 1940 fighters roar overhead.
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London Guards Historic Plane of the Wrights
LONDON.-A historic plane which was a forerunner of modern warcraft-the frail contrivance flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk, N. C., in 1903-is packed in the deepest cellar of the Science museum in South Kensington as a safeguard against German raids.
While 1940 fighters and bombers roar overhead the old Wright plane lies in the cases in which it was brought to England from the United States.
"We think it secure enough against a blast which might be caused by anything dropping in the neighborhood," a museum official said
LONDON.-A historic plane which was a forerunner of modern warcraft-the frail contrivance flown by Orville and Wilbur Wright at Kitty Hawk, N. C., in 1903-is packed in the deepest cellar of the Science museum in South Kensington as a safeguard against German raids.
While 1940 fighters and bombers roar overhead the old Wright plane lies in the cases in which it was brought to England from the United States.
"We think it secure enough against a blast which might be caused by anything dropping in the neighborhood," a museum official said
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Survival
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Wright Brothers Plane
Historic Aircraft
Wwii Protection
London Museum
German Raids
What entities or persons were involved?
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Museum Official
Where did it happen?
Science Museum, South Kensington, London; Kitty Hawk, N. C.
Story Details
Key Persons
Orville Wright
Wilbur Wright
Museum Official
Location
Science Museum, South Kensington, London; Kitty Hawk, N. C.
Event Date
1903; 1940
Story Details
The Wright brothers' frail 1903 airplane from Kitty Hawk is stored securely in the London Science Museum's cellar to protect it from German raids amid 1940 aerial warfare.