New number plates suffer aborted takeoff after error found hiding in plane sight

The illustration of a banner in flight was attached to the wrong end of the Wright Brothers’ first plane (Jessie Balmert/The Cincinnati Enquirer via AP)

The debut of Ohio’s new number plates have failed to take off – owing to a mistake in the picture of the Wright Brothers’ historic first plane.

The new plate features the Wright Flyer and a banner reading Birthplace of Aviation, but the message is attached to the wrong end of the creation.