The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk mb-code 00357994 The British Lion rests quietly

The British Lion rests quietly against a wall whilst the three most prominent politicians advocating parliamentary reform prod him with 'reform' spears

Calendar including view of St Paul's Cathedral's dome

June 1978 78-3052-014

'His Majesty's Embarkation at Greenwich

The Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk mb-code 00357994 The British Lion rests quietlyThe Wright Brothers testing an early plane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, c1903. Wilbur (1867 1912) and Orville Wright (1871 1948) testing a plane with an engine instead of their previous experiments with gliders. They made the world's first controlled and powered flights on 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk.