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Wright Brothers National Memorial

Tuesday, 31st January 2006 by James

The Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk commemorates the first successful powered flight, which was achieved by the two brothers here on December 17th 1903.

The straight dirt path going from the main memorial to the NNW leads directly to the marker for the launch-point of the first flight (at the end of the path near the two dark structures). So that pilots can visit the memorial there is a modern runway to the west and it’s common for those flying past to dip their wings to the memorial out of respect for the innovators.

Thanks: jadam, Raymond Kallman, Joe McMahon, Chris, Adrian Likins, Tim, Patrick Howard, Chris Wesley, Scott K, Kevin Nutt, Andrew Cembor

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4 Responses to 'Wright Brothers National Memorial'

  1. 1. yella says: February 1st, 2006 at 6:02 am

    Viewing this image made me want to learn more….
    Just a tid-bit: this is a 60-foot granite monument dedicated in 1932, is perched atop 90-foot tall Kill Devil Hill commemorating the achievement of these two visionaries from Dayton, Ohio.

  2. 2. Louis says: February 2nd, 2006 at 10:44 pm

    Heres a cool pic of it. It’s pretty big.

  3. 3. RJ says: February 4th, 2006 at 1:12 pm

    Just to the south is Jockey’s Ridge State Park…it’s a giant sand dune:

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

  4. 4. James says: March 9th, 2006 at 2:24 pm

    It’s actually located in Kill Devil Hills. The Kitty Hawk line was moved a while back.

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