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Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Virginia, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. [The Wright brothers conducted test flights at Fort Myer after the U.S. War Department offered them a $25,000 contract if their Flyer reached a speed of 40 miles per hour]. Wright Flights, Fort Myer, Va, July 1909 - First Army Flights, 1909 July. Creator: Harris & Ewing. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)