A group of men tuning up a bi-wing propeller plane in preparation for the first powered flight over Fort Worth

Title
A group of men tuning up a bi-wing propeller plane in preparation for the first powered flight over Fort Worth
Institution
UTA
Link
https://library.uta.edu/digitalgallery/img/10019392
Description
A group of men tuning up a bi-wing propeller plane in preparation for the first powered flight over Fort Worth, which landed at the Fort Worth Driving Park racetrack near, what is today, Carroll and West 7th Streets. The plane was flown by French pilot Roland Garros.
Date
1911-01-12
Decade
1910s
Subjects
Garros, Roland, 1888-1918
Pilots
Aircraft
Airplanes
Fort Worth Driving Park
Racetracks
Source
AR406-6-58-3 [glass plate copy negative]
Type
Still Image
Formats
Negatives
Black & White
Copy of Original Image
Rights
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