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(Undo revision 1374510 by 74.15.24.39 (talk) Not according to Wikipedia. It took place at Kill Devil Hills, 4 miles south of the town.)
(Also in the Wikipedia article is Kill Devil Hills didn't exist in 1903. Popularly noted is term Wikipedia used.)
 
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'''Kitty Hawk''' is a beach town in [[North Carolina]] known as the location near where the [[Wright brothers]] flew their first controlled flight in 1903.
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'''Kitty Hawk''' is a beach town in [[North Carolina]] popularly noted as where the [[Wright brothers]] flew the first controlled flight by an airplane in history on December 17, 1903.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
 
[[Grampa]] mentioned Kitty Hawk when he and [[Bart]] saw the [[Wright Flyer|Wright Brothers' plane]] at the airshow but then went off on one of his nonsensical ramblings.<ref>"[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]"</ref>
 
[[Grampa]] mentioned Kitty Hawk when he and [[Bart]] saw the [[Wright Flyer|Wright Brothers' plane]] at the airshow but then went off on one of his nonsensical ramblings.<ref>"[[Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming]]"</ref>
  
Footage from the Wright brothers' first controlled flight in Kitty Hawk was shown at the [[Springfield Air and Space Museum]].<ref>"[[Midnight Rx]]"</ref>
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Footage from the Wright brothers' first flight in Kitty Hawk was shown at the [[Springfield Air and Space Museum]].<ref>"[[Midnight Rx]]"</ref>
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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For the 50th anniversary in 1953 the site of the first flight was incorporated into a separate town named {{W|Kill Devil Hills}}.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==

Latest revision as of 19:54, March 4, 2025

"That's the Wright Brothers' plane. At Kitty Hawk in 1903 Charles Lindbergh flew it 15 miles on a thimble full of corn oil. Single-handedly won us the Civil War, it did."
Grampa Simpson[src]
Kitty Hawk
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Town/City Information
Country: USA
State/Province: North Carolina
First mentioned: "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"
First appearance: "Midnight Rx"


Kitty Hawk is a beach town in North Carolina popularly noted as where the Wright brothers flew the first controlled flight by an airplane in history on December 17, 1903.

History[edit]

Grampa mentioned Kitty Hawk when he and Bart saw the Wright Brothers' plane at the airshow but then went off on one of his nonsensical ramblings.[1]

Footage from the Wright brothers' first flight in Kitty Hawk was shown at the Springfield Air and Space Museum.[2]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

For the 50th anniversary in 1953 the site of the first flight was incorporated into a separate town named Kill Devil Hills.

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]