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March Membership Drive

*2024 Membership Drive!* How would you like to win a 120th Anniversary Silver Coin? First Flight Society merch Starting immediately and ending April 6th, the member gaining the most new membership points receives a 120th [...]

Introducing The 2024 First Flight Society Board

The First Flight Society announces its Board of Directors for 2024. Most of the directors are from North Carolina.The newly elected Executive Committee consists of: President-Mike Fonseca Vice President-Paul Wright Jameson Finance Committee Chair-Erica Paynter [...]

Walter and Olive Ann Beech

Inducted in 2023 Founders of Beechcraft Walter H. Beech 1891 - 1950 Olive Ann Beech 1903-1993 In the mid 1920s, young WWI veteran and bold barnstormer, Walter H. Beech became one of the early leaders [...]

Call for Nominations

Call for Nominations for the 2024 Paul E Garber First Flight Shrine. Download Nomination Form Honorees for the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine are selected annually by a National Advisory Committee from a list [...]

Win a Stallion 51 WWII Flight Experience!

Enter today for your chance to experience a WWII Flight Experience in both a T-6 Texan trainer and P-51 Mustang Fighter! This is your chance to experience flight in both the trainer and operational aircraft [...]

Our 2023 Events

Our 2023 Events Wilbur Wright Day April 16th (Celebrated on April 14th) National Aviation Day August 19th Wright Brothers Day December 17th Also be on the lookout for our Aviation Art Contest and This Years [...]

Check Out Our New YouTube Channel!

Exciting news! We just created our own channel on YouTube. Our first major online event was an interview with Wilbur Wright for his birthday Celebration on April 16th. The interview streamed Live on Facebook and [...]

2020 Membership Drive

We are trying to add 1000 new members by the end of the year, so we are giving everyone a heads up! Our annual Individual Memberships will be going up to $50 on March 1st, [...]

Welcome Our New Officers and Board Members!

The First Flight Society would like to announce our new Executive Committee: President-Mike Fonseca 1st Vice President-Dr Charles Davidson 2nd Vice President-Lisa Ellstrom Treasurer-H Taylor Sugg Secretary-Katie Morgan Also, welcome our new board members: Paul [...]

December 17th Celebration Itinerary

WELCOME TO THE 116TH ANNIVERSARY OF POWERED FLIGHT Celebrating The Legacy of Orville and Wilbur Wright Honoring The 70th Anniversary of the World War II Berlin Airlift June 1948 – September 1949 December 17, 2019 [...]

116th Anniversary Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizations from the aviation community and area businesses sponsor and underwrite many First Flight Society activities and programs throughout the year, especially the December 17th anniversary celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.   Members, sponsors [...]

October Membership Special!

Members have always been an essential part of the First Flight Society. By joining FFS you become part of a community of people who care deeply about the legacy of the Wright Brothers, the Wright [...]

FFS Partners with ECSU!

                   FIRST FLIGHT SOCIETY FORMS NEW ALLIANCE WITH       ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION EDUCATION The Tuskegee Airmen, the Apollo 11 astronauts, Amelia Earhart: [...]

More Events to Come in 2019!

We have had an exciting year so far, but we have more exciting events and announcements coming! Events: New FFS Member Program Coming Soon! Wright Brothers Play Nov.2nd & 3rd, 2019 at ECSU's GR Little [...]

FFS Giving Day is August 19th!

First Flight Society Giving Day is August 19th, 2019! For 24 hours, sponsors, supporters, members and friends will come together and make a powerful statement of support for the First Flight Society's mission to raise [...]

More Events to Come in 2019!

We have had an exciting year so far, but we have more exciting events and announcements coming! Events: National Aviation Day/Orville Wright's Birthday August 19th First Flight Giving Day August 19th New FFS Member Program [...]

Make an Impact this Mother’s Day!

It's almost here—Mother's Day is this Sunday, May 12! When you shop Mother's Day gifts at smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7365923, AmazonSmile donates to First Flight Society Incorporated.  

Happy Birthday Wilbur Wright!

'The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who ... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space ... on the infinite highway of the air.” —Wilbur Wright [...]

Why Should You Donate to FFS?

Donate. You see this almost every day from one organization or another. You get telephone calls. You get letters. You see it on television. You hear it on the radio. Like most non profits we [...]

First Flight Society Celebrates #GivingTuesday.

This #GivingTuesday, First Flight Society will celebrate giving by asking for donations to our Annual Fund https://www.gofundme.com/first-flight-society039s-annual-fund. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage [...]

Several New Events Coming Up!

OCT20 Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center Reopening Details OCT28 The Outer Banks Halloween Parade Details NOV11 The Wright Brothers Musical Details DEC17 115th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' First Flight Details  

Congratulations To Our Contest Winner!

We would like to congratulate Deborah Fecak of Kill Devil Hills for winning a copy of The Wright Brothers by David McCullough! Here is her winning picture:   Thanks to everyone who posted pictures to [...]

Please Join the First Flight Society!

Did you know that without the First Flight Society there would be no Wright Brothers National Memorial? There also wouldn't be an annual celebration on December 17th of each year. The First Flight Society was [...]

Wilbur Wright Birthday Celebration

The Wright Brothers celebrated Wilbur’s 151st birthday visiting the fourth and fifth grade students at Dare County Elementary Schools April 16-17, 2018. [fancygallery id="2" album="2"]

Today is #GivingTuesday!

Please join us in supporting the First Flight Society today, #GivingTuesday. Throughout the year First Flight Society, Incorporated works to promote the Wright Brothers’ legacy and to educate future aviators in the wonders of flight. [...]

Join Us for #Giving Tuesday Next Tuesday!

Throughout the year First Flight Society, Incorporated works to promote the Wright Brothers’ legacy and to educate future aviators in the wonders of flight.  You can join us in supporting the First Flight Society for [...]

What If We All Gave On One Day?

What if we all gave on one day? We can!  Tuesday, November 28, the first day after Thanksgiving, is designated as Giving Tuesday, when our community will come together for 24 hours of unprecedented giving.  [...]

National Aviation Day 2017

Here are photos from National Aviation Day at Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, NC on Saturday, August 19th, 2017. First Flight Society would like to thank all the participants, volunteers and spectators who [...]

Happy 90th Birthday to Us!

The First Flight Society is 90 years old today. In 1927, a group of forward-thinking northeastern North Carolina business and civic leaders began an effort to preserve the original site of the Wright brothers’ flights [...]

Happy Birthday Wilbur Wright!

'The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who ... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space ... on the infinite highway of the air.” —Wilbur Wright [...]

Wilbur’s Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILBUR! Fourth Graders at First Flight Elementary will be surprised to see Orville and Wilbur Wright drop by the classrooms on Tuesday, April 18 to recognize Wilbur Wright’s 150th birthday (April 16)! Representatives [...]

SPONSORSHIPS AVAILABLE!

Be the First to be a Major Sponsor to First Flight Society! First Flight Society's programs, events and administrative expenses are made possible through your sponsorships.  Because of your sponsorship, First Flight Society has top [...]