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the herald-advance (milbank, s.d.) 1890-1922 — giant bird

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1908-08-07
Location: milbank, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the herald-advance (milbank, s.d.) 1890-1922 · 1908-08-07 · page 07
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1908-08-07 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “giant bird”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... from the ground like a giant bird and darting through the air at express train speed, Henri Farman's aeroplane, the heavier-than-air flying machine he brought here from France to demon strate his ability to fly, made its in itial flight in this country late yester day afternoon at Brighton Beach. It rose from an especially prepared run way at the will of the inventor ami. after attaining a height of twenty-five feet, flew straight ahead on a direct line, finally alighting with exquisite grace when the note air pilot dimin ished the motive power. Farman Is Hugged. During the brief space of time in which the aeroplane was skimming over the center field of tjie ...

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