Official First Flight Centennial Sponsors | Wright Brothers Aviation

By investing in capital improvements and educational programming at Wright Brothers National Memorial, the site of the first flight, our contributors recognized the importance of inspiring the next generation of innovators. With their support of the Celebration, these friends are commemorating two brothers who changed the world.

Thanks to our U.S. Mint Commemorative Coin program, contributions to Foundation projects were matched - dollar for dollar. We salute these Official First Flight Centennial sponsors and donors for their wise and effective investment to create the legacy of an improved Wright Brothers National Memorial.

Mr. Harry B. Combs
Noted Pilot, Author and Former President, Gates Learjet Corporation

As a gift to the American people, a full-scale, authentic reproduction of the Wright Flyer for permanent display at Wright Brothers National Memorial

In honor of their members, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has generously funded the New Pilot Facility at the park's First Flight Airstrip

Founder, Piedmont Airlines
Founding Sponsor,
First Flight Centennial Foundation

To honor his vision and leadership, the First Flight Centennial Pavilion is dedicated in memory of Mr. Tom Davis

First Flight Centennial Foundation
Board Members and Volunteers

We are grateful to our Board Members and Campaign Volunteers for their generous gifts of time, expertise and financial support

For their generous support and gift of a Technology of Flight Exhibit and a Centennial Edition SR22 to the First Flight Celebrations and Wright Brothers National Memorial

Culminating a strong history of support for First Flight activities, Northrop Grumman is a Pavilion Production Sponsor

The Cannon Foundation

A. J. Fletcher
Foundation

The Howard Family

Official Telecommunications Provider

The Wright Family
Fund

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

Airbus

The Belk Foundation

Blackwater Security Consultants

Cemala Foundation

Christopher Columbus
Fellowship Foundation

Josephus Daniels Fund
of the Triangle Community Foundation

Dominion

First Flight Society

Mr. & Mrs. John Gussenhoven

Mr. & Mrs. Michael W. Haley

Jefferson Pilot Financial

Mrs. Bonnie
McElveen Hunter

The Kealy Family
Foundation

Moser Mayer Phoenix
Associates, PA

NC Automobile
Dealers Association

The Outer Banks Hospital

Powerware

Progress Energy

United Financial
of Illinois, Inc.

Vandeventer Black LLP

Air Line Pilots Association	Altria Group, Inc.	Atlantic Aero, Inc.	Belfort Instrument Company
Coastal Beverage Company Inc.	Coca-Cola Bottling Company	Convergent Broadcasting LLC	County of Dare
Dare County Tourism Board	East Carolina University	Shelia and Hayden Davis	The Dowd Foundation
The East Carolina Bank	Flight Options LLC	General Aviation Manufacturers Assoc.	GlaxoSmithKline
Goodrich Corporation	Gregory Poole Equip. Co.	The Henriksen Family	Kelly’s & Port‘o Call
Kitty Hawk Kites	Mr. Brad Koury	Krispy Kreme Doughnuts	Mr. Robert Long
James Kelly & Eleanor Lundy	Mr. & Mrs. Bill McGee	National Air Transport Assoc.	NC Airports Association
NC Commercial Flower Growers	North American Jet LLC	Mr. Ed O’Gara	The Outer Banks Sentinel
Pan-Icarian Brotherhood	RBC Centura	Roy Park Foundation	Mr. Dave Phillips
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Slick	Southern Bank and Trust	SpectraSite	Marilyn Elizabeth Thompson
The Thompson Family	Twiddy & Company Realtors	Virginian-Pilot	Wachovia
The Walker Family (St. Louis)	Warren Brinson Weeks Family	Mr. Jeff Whitehead

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