Even though the Wright-Wing element gave a nasty backlash to the Jane's announcement, this is Jane's All the World Aircraft's official position. Gustave Whitehead, first in powered flight, ahead of the Wrights. All the nay-saying won't change it. Brown was using the research from O'Dwyer and Randolph - it was the weight of the witness statements and affidavits (18 of them) that did it. Brown merely summarized it. The records of the early 1900's show that Whitehead was given worldwide recognition for his #21 aeroplane, which made a sustained, powered flight on Aug. 14, 1901, and others during that year. These were witnessed by credible people and they are on the record as such.
Gustave Whitehead First to Fly