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^[[Copy of letter from Mr. Wright]] May 2, 1945 Mr. W. B. Brummitt Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York Dear Mr. Brummitt: Your letter of April 30th inquiring as to the accuracy of the story that I made photographs from a plane in flight at the flying ground at Simms Station in 1905 is received. I assure you there is no truth whatever in the story. I have several photographs taken in the air over Simms Station in 1912 from a Wright Model "A". I do not know who the pilot was in this case, but I suspect it was William Kabitzki. The photograph was taken by the passenger. In so far as I know the first photographs ever taken from an aeroplane in flight were moving pictures taken at the Centocelli military field near Rome in April, 1909. My brother Wilbur took up a Universal cameraman on the day the King of Italy visited our field. Sincerely yours, ^[[ (Orville Wright) ]]