Watch 1975 Interview With Man Who Witnessed the Wright Brothers’ First Attempt at Flight in 1903

Here’s a fascinating video interview from 1975 that features Frank B. Wood talking about his experience witnessing Orville and Wilbur Wright making their first attempt at flying in Kitty Hawk, in North Carolina on December 14, 1903.

In the video, Wood shared his reaction to seeing the first airplane, what happened, and why the Wright Brothers did not succeed on their first try. This kind of stuff is pretty incredible!

This is Frank B. Wood (1877 – 1975), who witnessed the very first attempt that the Wright Brothers made at powered air flight. It happened on December 14, 1903. According to the official record, “The airplane (called the ‘Wright Flyer’ at the time) left the rail, but Wilbur pulled up too sharply, stalled, and came down after covering 105 ft (32 m) in 3 1/2 seconds, sustaining little damage.”