The Winds of Kitty Hawk(1978)
The story of the Wright Brothers and their efforts to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful motor-operated airplane.
Movie: The Winds of Kitty Hawk
Top 10 Billed Cast
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
William Tate
H.A. Toumlin
Glenn Curtiss
Alexander Graham Bell
Kate Wright
Bishop Milton Wright
Prof. Samuel Langley
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