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A Wright Military Flyer airplane flies in the skies above a field with buildings in the background.

Military Flyer Illustration

This image -- original date and photographer unknown -- is of one of the Wright Brothers’ planes being flown over what was then Fort Myer -- now the Fort Myer portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia. The color photograph overlaid on it was taken in a similar location near the edge of Summerall Field and Building 417, March 16, 2015.

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  • Credit: Army illustration by Rachel Larue VIRIN: 150316-A-DZ999-071.JPG
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