The First Flight Society announced the 1st annual Wilbur Wright Day at Currituck County Regional Airport on April 16th, 2022. The event runs from 12PM-3PM and features historian Larry Tise and other speakers. FFS will display the winning artwork of the 2022 FFS Youth Aviation Art Contest. The society will also introduce the first four […]
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First Flight Society 2022 Young Artist Contest
Firsts in Aviation and Aerospace – Use Your Imagination!The First Flight Society invited Northeastern North Carolina students to participate in our 2022 Young Artist Contest. The Contest is an opportunity for Young Artists in Camden, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, Pasquotank and Tyrrell Counties to express themselves artistically according to the selected theme. Teachers also have an […]
We are Accepting Nominations for the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine for 2023
Honorees for the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine are selected annually by our National Advisory Committee from a list of nominees submitted to the First Flight Society and passed to the Committee for consideration. The nominee(s) may but does not have to be a “first” but rather “…a person, living or dead, who since […]
Benjamin O. Davis Jr Selected as 2022 Paul E Garber Shrine Honoree.
The First Flight Society announced today that Benjamin O. Davis Jr., has been named the 2022 Honoree to be inducted into the Dr. Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine located in the Museum and Visitors Center at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA. This honor is selected annually by a […]
Introducing the 2022 First Flight Society Board of Directors
KITTY HAWK, N.C. – January 13, 2022 — The First Flight Society would like to announce its Board of Directors for 2022. Most of the directors are from North Carolina. The newly elected Executive Committee consists of: President-Mike Fonseca1st Vice President-Dr Charles Davidson2nd Vice President-William “Bill” DouglasTreasurer-H Taylor SuggSecretary-Paul Carr The rest of the 2022 […]
Wright Brothers Day Program
Wright Brothers Day Program Friday, December 17, 2021
First Flight Society Announces 2021 Class of Honorary Members
– November 18, 2021 – The First Flight Society announces 3 new Honorary Members: AOPA President Mark Baker, Historian Tom Crouch and Aerobatic Champion Rob Holland. Tom D Crouch is an American aeronautics historian and curator. Tom Crouch joined the Smithsonian in 1974 and has served both the National Air and Space Museum and the […]
Your Chance to Win a ride in a P-51 Mustang + this Wooden Display Model!
Enter for Your Chance to Win a ride in a P-51 Mustang + this Wooden Display Model! Win this P-51D Mustang “Glamorous Glen III” Model of the aircraft flown by Capt. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, 363rd Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group during WWII. (Scale: 1/24, Wingspan 18.25 inches, Length 18.50 inches) RETAIL VALUE $250 Enter by November […]
Make Plans to Celebrate Wright Brothers Day 2021
Save the date! December 17th, 2021 is the 118th anniversary of powered flight. The First Flight Society will be honoring Sally Ride as the 2021 Paul E Garber Shrine inductee. The Shrine is located in the Museum and Visitors Center at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, USA. This honor is […]
Save the Date for Wright Brothers Day 2021
Every December 17th, The First Flight Society celebrates the Anniversary of powered flight at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. This day is also known as Wright Brothers Day. Sally K Ride, has been named the 2021 Honoree to be inducted into the Dr. Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine located in the Museum and Visitors Center at the Wright Brothers […]