Development Programs

First Flight Centennial Special Exhibits

First Flight Centennial Special Exhibits

First Flight Centennial Pavilion Exhibit Hall The First Flight Centennial Pavilion Exhibit Hall, an 8,000-square-foot building, one of the three buildings that comprised the $2-million, semi-permanent, 20,000 square-foot First Flight Centennial Pavilion; houses...

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Honoring 100 Aviation Heroes

Honoring 100 Aviation Heroes

On December 16, 2003, one hundred aviation heroes, as selected by North Carolina's First Flight Centennial Commission, were honored as part of the First Flight Centennial Celebration. We hope this information about the honorees encourages you to celebrate the...

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First Flight Centennial Celebration – Dec 12-17, 2003

First Flight Centennial Celebration – Dec 12-17, 2003

Daily Themes Friday, December 12: Igniting the Imagination This day was designed to inspire the next generation of aviators by engaging children of all ages in the power of flight. The day's highlights included the Raleigh Boys Choir singing the National Anthem at...

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Monument Restoration and Rededication – 1998

Monument Restoration and Rededication – 1998

What is gray on the outside, pink on the inside, has a star-shaped foot and stands 61 feet high?  It is the monument dedicated to the Wright Brothers in a ceremony attended by Orville Wright on November 19, 1932, making it the largest monument ever dedicated to a...

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Mr. Harry B. Combs

Harry Combs' Gift Brings the Flyer Home Harry Combs' Gift Brings the Flyer Home Thanks to the generosity of Harry B. Combs, a full-scale, authentic reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer will become a permanent exhibit at Wright Brothers National Memorial. Combs, noted...

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