Join us for our Annual Luncheon on December 17th at 12:00 Noon
Wright Brothers Day Luncheon FFS Annual Luncheon Celebrating The Wright Brothers Legacy and Honoring Charles McGee, 2024 Paul E Garber Shrine Inductee. We will also [...]
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We welcome you to join one of aviation’s oldest and finest organizations. The FFS was founded in 1927. This non profit organization celebrates the accomplishments of the Wright Brothers and helps educate the world about aviation! Join us in our mission and help support The Paul E Garber Shrine, Aviation Education, Scholarships and the annual December 17th Celebration in Kitty Hawk, NC.
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Wilbur Wright Day April 16th
National Aviation Day August 19th
Wright Brothers Day December 17th
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This Wright Brothers Day Is The 121st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ First Flight
This Wright Brothers Day Is The 121st Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' First Flight Wright [...]
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Celebrating the 12 Seconds that Changed the World!
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Become a Sponsor of our December 17th Celebration!
In 1966, the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association was rekindled as the newly-incorporated First Flight Society. A keystone of the Society’s work today is the close support it offers the National Park Service at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. The Society established the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine, a portrait gallery that surrounds the Wright Flyer reproduction displayed in the Park’s visitor center at the Memorial.
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Check out our sister site WrightBrothersDay.org for more information about the annual December 17th Celebration.
We would like to Thank and Highlight our 2023-24 Sponsors:
The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
Here is more information if you would like to become a Sponsor, too