Annual Membership Meeting will be Virtual on Thursday, January 21st.
Our Annual Membership Meeting is this Thursday night, January 21st. It will be virtual through WebEx. If you are a current member please make sure [...]
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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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Ready for Takeoff Podcast 457 with Mike Fonseca
Ready for Takeoff Podcast 457 with FFS President Mike Fonseca-From December 17th, 2020.
Welcome to First Flight Society
Celebrating the 12 Seconds that Changed the World!
This website is the hub of First Flight Society information. We highlight information that will interest members and casual enthusiasts alike. You will find out what the First Flight Society accomplishes, how to join the Society, and how to contact us.
Return to the Outer Banks every December 17th to celebrate with us!
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Honorary Members-Class of 2020
Honorary Members 2020:
Colonel Gail Halvorsen, Brigadier General Charles McGee, Lieutenant Colonel Dick Rutan, Sean Tucker, Patty Wagstaff
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From : December 17, 1928, the 25th Anniversary of the world’s first powered flight, the Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association held a special ceremony commemorating those historic flights at the birt...First Flight Society, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designated by the IRS. Gifts to the First Flight Society are tax deductible to the extent authorized by law. Please consider making a gift to the FFS this year.
Paul E Garber Shrine
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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