This is the first I've heard of the claim, so I went to read the wikipedia article on Gustave Whitehead. Most of the information about the claim lead me to beli

This is the first I've heard of the claim, so I went to read the wikipedia article on Gustave Whitehead. Most of the information about the claim lead me to believe it is possible/plausible, but the evidence is far from solid. Then I came to the line: "Whitehead also built gliders until about 1906 and was photographed flying them." And indeed, the photos are in the article. So, if he did indeed make powered flights, where are the photos of that? It would be one thing if he was super secretive and only ever claimed one powered flight. However, several flights are claimed, and there are no photos of any. My suspicion is that he tried, but was never very successful.