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Old December 23rd 03, 04:43 AM
Henry Spencer
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In article ,
Tony Rusi wrote:
...The right mix of courage and safety considerations is
another important thing to balance. The Wright Bros. killed an army
man, lots of aviation pioneers were killed flying their craft...


More significantly, the Wright Bros. killed Wilbur Wright in 1912.
Orville lived another 36 years but accomplished nothing further of
any real significance.
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