National Aviation Day is August 19th. August 19th is Orville Wright’s birthday and it is a day he shared with his sister, Katharine, as she was born to the day -on his 3rd birthday. Established in 1939 by Presidential Proclamation, President Franklin D....
8:30 AM Park opens to public-Free Admission Park Hours 9:00 am-5:00 pm 9:00 AM Welcome Remarks and speakers David Hallac, Superintendent, National Parks of Eastern North Carolina Mike Fonseca, President, First Flight Society US Air Force General Mark D. Kelly,...
It is our deepest sorrow to share that L. Ferguson (Ferg) Norton, RADM USN Ret., has taken his final flight to heaven beyond the skies. Christ Community Church is conducting the service followed by the commitment with full military honors at Oleander Memorial Gardens,...
We look forward to special guest, Bob Balaram, NASA JPL, Chief Engineer for Ingenuity, the Mars Helicopter, for special programs at Wright Brothers National Memorial, August 19th, National Aviation Day, which is also Orville Wright’s birthday. NPS has designated...
Construction update by Rick Young, Wright Brothers Historian, Wright Authority, Wright Aircraft Reproductions. The Wright 1908 machine presents its own unique difficulty as there is only a single image of the flyer and it was taken at a considerable distance. ...
