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"I
have got to be there" . . .
We hear
this all the time, and never get tired of
it! The response from all of you who want
to celebrate the First Flight Centennial, at the
exact time and place of the first flight, is
truly inspiring. The National
Park Service plans to begin ticket sales for the
anniversary week in late April through a telephone
toll-free number and internet address. Individual
one-day tickets are $10 and 5-day tickets are $25.
Children under 12 are free and senior citizens (62 and
over) and disabled individuals may purchase tickets for
$5 per day, or $20 for the week. Ticket information will
be announced at www.firstflightcentennial.org.
According to the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau, there are
more than 12,000 beach homes and hotel rooms available
for aviation enthusiasts to attend the First Flight
Centennial Celebration.
Visit www.outerbanks.org
for accommodation information (recently updated!), or to
request a Visitors Guide. If
you would like to have reserved seating and
access to hospitality at the Celebration, you
may wish to join the Centennial Circle.
Membership begins with a tax-deductible
contribution of $2,003. Benefits include seating
and hospitality for member and a guest during
the Celebration, access to hotel reservations,
and invitations to special activities. Your
contribution will be matched through our U.S.
Mint Commemorative Coin program, doubling your
investment in a better Wright Brothers National
Memorial. Visit the web
site or e-mail
us for more information on this limited
opportunity (offered on a first-come,
first-served basis and moving quickly). |
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Wilbur's
Birthday on April 16th
Wilbur Wright's birthday will be celebrated at
the park on Wednesday, April 16, 2003. Wilbur
was born 136 years ago near Millville, Indiana.
The celebration kicks off at 10 a.m. with an
introduction by Lawrence A. Belli,
Superintendent, Outer Banks Group, and Ken Mann,
President, First Flight Society. The day-long
schedule of events includes First Flight tours;
a "Living History at the Wrights'
Camp" program; kite-making and flying; a
paper airplane contest; and birthday cake. The
cake will be cut by Grant Tate, 13, the
great-great grandnephew of Captain William Tate,
the U.S. Postmaster at Kitty Hawk who encouraged
the Wright brothers to come to the Outer Banks
over 100 years ago. |
NC
to Host U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission
North Carolina will host the
quarterly meeting of the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission and its
Advisory Committee at the First Flight Centennial Pavilion at Wright
Brothers National Memorial on May 20 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. This meeting
is open to the public. The Commission was established by an Act of Congress in 1998 to assist
in the commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and serve as a
national and international source of information for activities
surrounding this historic event. |
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| More on the web site!
A Web Enhancement procurement announcement has been posted at www.asu.faa.gov
under "Contracting Opportunities." The intent of this
procurement is to obtain for inclusion on the U.S. Centennial of Flight
Commission's Web site historical information regarding the Wright
brothers that is credible, authentic, legitimate and educational. The
procurement closes May 2, 2003.
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Official
Collection gets "Airborne"
We are pleased to introduce the second painting
of the First Flight Centennial® Watercolor
Collection by North Carolina artist Marsha
Mills. Working with five historians from four
different states, Marsha created a depiction of
the first flight that is not only artistically
impressive but historically accurate. "Airborne"
is part of a serial numbered, limited edition
of fine art Giclee prints and shows the
takeoff of the first flight by Orville Wright. |
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The first piece in the series, "Wright
Monument" was a fixture on Capitol Hill
in the early 1990s. With the first two
paintings finished, Marsha is on target to
have all four paintings completed by early
fall 2003. The third painting will be entitled
"Coin Toss" and the fourth will be
the "Past, Present, Future". Only
1,000 pieces of each print in four different
sizes will be produced. All prints are signed
by the artist and registered. |
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| Buyers of the
collection will have first right of refusal to
the following series with the same sequence
numbers. Collect the set of four with matching
numbers for a wonderful and valuable Aviation
heirloom! To order, call 910/326-2600 or order
online. |
Learn
to Name that Plane!
Remember when a trip to the airport was a
special event? Bring that sense of discovery
back to air travel with the PASSENGER
AIRLINERS PLANE SPOTTER guide. This high
quality guide is loaded with information and
provides hours of educational fun for air
travelers and aviation enthusiasts of all ages.
Or, try the US
MILITARY PLANE SPOTTER to learn more about
how aviation can protect and defend. This
educational laminated guide appeals to all
levels of aviation knowledge and is visually
dynamic. Both guides fold to fit into a pocket,
and are available by clicking on the links
above. |
Women
in Aviation Event Unites Past, Present and
Future
Women aviators of all ages and from a wide
variety of backgrounds celebrated their
achievements at Wright Brothers National
Memorial during the Women in Aviation event
March 14-16, 2003. Participants included
the WASP, the Ninety-Nines, Inc., international
aerobatic champion Patty Wagstaff, women from
all branches of the U.S. Military, Civil Air
Patrol, NASA, the FAA, and Air Race Classic.
Each participant was matched with a
"shadow" from the award-winning Wright
Flight Program. |
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Show
Your Support
Make your purchases in style - while receiving
top quality benefits and service. Apply today
for the First Flight Centennial Visa® credit
card. This affinity card provides support for
the First Flight Foundation and our
charitable objectives. Simply go to the online
application form for information about this
exclusive offer available to friends of the
First Flight Centennial. |
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COMING IN THE NEXT ISSUE
*New Pilot
Facility at the park sponsored by AOPA to open
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