12/17/2024
Happy First Flight Anniversary! In celebration, Wright Brothers National Memorial is FEE FREE today with special events on the schedule. Fly on over for a visit!
"They done it, they done it, damned if they ain't flew!"
🎉 Happy First Flight Anniversary 2024!!! 🎉
In honor of the 121st anniversary of the Wright brothers' historic first powered flights, Wright Brothers National Memorial is FEE FREE today, December 17, 2024.
A special ceremony honoring the Wright brothers and Brigadier General Charles McGee will begin at 9 am. Check out the full line-up of anniversary events that we have planned by visiting our website at the following link: https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/planyourvisit/calendar.htm
We hope to see you on this special day of celebration! For those unable to attend in-person, the event will be live-streamed by our partners Outer Banks Forever.
📸 Image Credit: Wilbur and Orville Wright and John T. Daniels, "First Flight, 120 Feet in 12 Seconds, 10:35 a.m.; Kitty Hawk, North Carolina," 1903. Photograph. Library of Congress.