First Flight Society

06/19/2026

06/19/2026

https://www.popsci.com/science/america-250-time-capsule-contents/

The time capsule will remain sealed in Philadelphia for 250 years.

06/19/2026

https://www.ketv.com/article/wright-brothers-flight-aviation-america-250/71589982

America 250 | Orville and Wilbur Wright had a big dream that would change the world, and it quite literally took off after multiple attempts in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

06/18/2026

You’ll see a number of familiar faces in this story from WDTN-TV. Look for FFS President Paul Wright Jameson, Paul Carr, Tom Crouch, Amanda Wright Lane, Stephen Wright and Lisa Brickhouse Davis.

For more than a century, Ohio and North Carolina have shared a friendly debate over the Wright Brothers. Ohio calls itself “The Birthplace of Aviation.…

06/16/2026

What do Neil Armstrong and the Wright brothers have in common? Ohio, of course! They all grew up in the Buckeye State, and these Moon-faring pieces of the Wright Flyer are the featured Ohio artifact for the “50 for 50” project. Neil Armstrong took these pieces of the Wright Flyer with him on the Apollo 11 mission in July 1969, and they were in the lunar module when it landed on the Moon. The pieces and their associated plaque are on display at the Museum in DC.

06/16/2026

On this day in 1921, Bessie Coleman made history when she became the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license. As a Black woman, she wasn’t able to learn to fly in the U.S. so she had to move to France to do so. Learn more: https://s.si.edu/3PhmQUg

06/08/2026

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/spirit-of-america-celebrate-250-the-wright-brothers/

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (WAVY) — This affliction with flight started at a young age. Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, they were given hand powered toy helicopters. It sparked a permanent passion for taki…

06/04/2026

John and Martha King will be inducted into the this December 17th on Wright Brothers Day.

06/04/2026

Congratulations

Congratulations to Nathaniel Sand on his PPL

06/04/2026

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Asa Wheeler on his 1st solo!