France, Loire, Sarthe, Le Mans, Monument to Wilbur Wright (by Paul Landowski), St Julien cathedral at the back, trees

Wilbur Wright, left, and Orville Wright are shown in this undated photo. The Wright brothers worked together to build and fly the first Wright Biplane, which made a successful flight on December 17, 1903 at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. (AP Photo)

This is an undated photo of Wilbur Wright, who, with his brother, pioneered the first airplane. He piloted the longest flight on the first powered aircraft, staying in the air for 59 seconds at Kill Devil Hills near Kitty Hawk, North Carolin. (AP Photo)

This aerial view shows the 150-foot granite memorial to the first airplane flight made by Wilbur and Orville Wright, in Dec. 1903, at Kill Devil Hill in Kitty Hawk, N.C., Dec. 21, 1948. (AP Photo)

A 150-foot granite memorial to the first airplane flight made by Wilbur and Orville Wright in Dec. 1903 is shown following a dedication at Kitty Hawk, N.C., Nov. 19, 1932. A crowd of 1,000 attended the unveiling and to hear the surviving brother Orville Wright speak at the ceremony. (AP Photo)

Orville Wright, left, and Capt. W.J. Tate are shown at the dedication of the Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawk, N.C., Nov. 19, 1932. Wright, the surviving brother, spoke at the ceremony of the memorial to the first airplane flight made by him and his brother Wilbur in Dec. 1903. (AP Photo)

This is a 1921 photograph of aviatior Orville Wright. Orville and his brother, Wilbur Wright, invented the first airplane in 1903. (AP Photo)

The U.S. president and some 7,000 spectators have gathered to watch the Wright brothers demonstrate their military flyer for the second time to the U.S. Army at Fort Myer, Va., on July 30, 1909. Orville Wright took First Lt. Benjamin D. Foulois as observer on a 10-mile cross country flight to Shuter's Hill, Alexandria, Va., and back, completing all the terms of the sale for the world's first military plane. The Wright brothers were paid the contract price of $25,000 and a $5,000 bonus for exceeding the required speed. Standing near the propellers are Lt. Foulois, left, and Wilbur Wright. At the tail end are Lt. Frank P. Lahm, left, and Orville Wright. (AP Photo)

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP This photo obtained from the Smithsonian Institution shows Wilbur (L) and Orville Wright sitting on the porch steps of their Dayton, Ohio, home in June 1909. The bicycle manufacturers became the first to suceed in flying a machine under power and under control.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/ADOC PHOTOS Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), aviateur am??ricain ?. l'??ge de 30 ans en 1897. ===== Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), American aviator at the age of 30 in 1897. =====