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3 05, 2023

Walter and Olive Ann Beech Selected as 2023 Paul E Garber Shrine Honorees

Walter and Olive Ann Beech Selected as 2023 Paul E Garber Shrine Honorees

The First Flight Society announced today that Walter and Olive Ann Beech have been
named the 2023 Honorees 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 high-level panel appointed by the First Flight Society, from among
numerous nominations submitted from around the world as well as compiled lists
of qualified candidates. The induction ceremony will be held on Wright Brothers Day, December 17, 2023,
with a celebration banquet held on December 16, 2023 in Kitty Hawk. A portrait of the Beechs will be
unveiled and presented at the ceremony on December 17th, 2023, celebrating the […]