The weeks before the Wright Brothers' historic 1903 flight were filled with broken shafts, fierce weather, and a three-day ...

Park fees are waived Dec. 17 at National Memorial when the National Park Service and supporting organizations celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright on the 122nd anniversary of ...

On December 17, Wright Brothers National Memorial, in partnership with Dare County Schools, the First Flight Society, and ...

The Wright Brothers first successfully flew a powered aircraft on December 17, 1903. Every year the First Flight Society celebrates that achievement with a morning ceremony at Wright Brothers ...

Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright's crowning achievement, the world's first practical fixed-wing aircraft made its ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio has adopted the 1905 Wright Flyer III as its official state airplane. Described as Orville and Wilbur Wright’s crowning achievement, the world’s first practical fixed-wing ...

Ken Kellett, the builder of the full-scale reproduction 1903 Wright Flyer, prepares the structure for its move from the lobby to a new exhibit hall at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh, North ...