UPDATE JANUARY 4, 2022:
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Public records reveal the backward Wright Flyer at the center of an embarrassing license plate mistake in Ohio last year flew through the approval process with little to no discussion. Emails and images provided to The Associated Press through a public records request show designers at the Ohio Department of Public Safety fussed over such issues as color saturation, centering and image placement. The Ohio State Highway Patrol tested the license plate’s lettering for readability. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike and Fran DeWine controlled the imagery’s overall messaging. But the Wright brothers’ historic plane was pretty much there from the outset.
Image screenshot of Oct. 21, 2021, news conference with Ohio Gov. Mike and First Lady Fran DeWine.
Image screenshot of Oct. 21, 2021, news conference with Ohio Gov. Mike and First Lady Fran DeWine.
Ohio’s corrected license plate (top) and original version (bottom).
Images from Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
OCTOBER 25, 2021:
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — Ohio printed out 35,000 new license plates before realizing a banner depicted on the plate was attached to the wrong end of the Wright Brothers’ historic first plane, the Wright Flyer. State officials acknowledged the error immediately after the new plates were unveiled on Thursday (Oct. 21, 2021) and released a photo of the corrected plate. But WBNS-TV reports a state spokesperson said on Friday that 35,000 plates had already been printed. The new license plate includes an illustration of a banner, which should have been trailing behind the plane but is instead attached to its front. The corrected plates are scheduled to be released Dec. 29, 2021.
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