'They wouldn't know. They weren't there.' North Carolina digs at Ohio's error on license plate

North Carolina's Department of Transportation took aim at Ohio's new license plate last week, resurfacing a rivalry over ownership of the Wright Brothers and aviation between the two states. 

In the "Sunrise in Ohio" license plate that debuted last week, the original plate's banner that reads "Birthplace of Aviation" was attached to the wrong end of the Wright Flyer. 

Oops! Banner attached to wrong end of Wright Flyer in new Ohio license plate

After the mistake was noticed Thursday, Ohio Department of Public Safety fixed the design by flipping the plane. The corrected design will be used on Ohio's plates released on Dec. 29.

"We are aware that the plane on the new Ohio license plate unveiled this morning was oriented in the wrong direction. We regret this mistake and have fixed the image," the Ohio Department of Public Safety said in a statement. 

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But that didn't stop the North Carolina DOT from digging at Ohio.

"Y'all leave Ohio alone. They wouldn't know. They weren't there. #FirstInFlight," the state government agency tweeted Thursday. 

North Carolina's license plate also depicts an image of the Wright Flyer and reads "First in Flight."

Although Orville and Wilbur Wright were from Dayton, the brothers first took flight Dec. 17, 1903, south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.  

Beyond the now-fixed Wright Flyer and banner, the license plate also features a shining sun rising from a wheat field with a city skyline and a girl on a swing next to a dog.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and first lady Fran DeWine participated in the design decisions, hoping to reflect the geographic diversity of the state and the state seal.

And the dog? Any resemblance to the DeWines' springer spaniel Dolly is coincidental. "The dog has some resemblance to a springer spaniel," DeWine remarked.