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Almost as soon as aviation was born, it became a form of entertainment. Crowds filled racetracks to see their favorites performing death-defying stunts. Soon they were filling movie houses as the flying acts made it to the silver screen. |
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| Very few films exist of the Wright team in flight. The following two clips depict Arch Hoxsey and Frank Coffyn on flights in 1910 and 1912. |
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| Wright airplanes also flew in the movies. Interestingly, in both clips below the heroine flies to the rescue in a Wright Model B. |
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Playing the role of the aviator
