December 17, 1903 the day man first flew
Orville and Wilbur Wright
Amelia Earhart the First Woman in flight
The men of first space flights
Commemoration of the first flight Amelia Earhart and others in 1928
The sculpture is another replica Wright Brothers first flight and is located on the grounds of the memorial.
"I got more thrill out of flying before I had ever been in the air at all- while lying in bed thinking how exciting it would be to fly." Orville Wright
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Aeroplanes always look bigger than I expect them to be. (which is probably not a bad thing!)
ReplyDeletewonderful captures and thanks for the free tour.
ReplyDeleteThat's a part of the country I'd love to see, thanks for bringing it home. Have you ever seen the original plane at the Smithsonian? I put up a couple of photos of it from my trip to DC a couple of summers ago.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and a nice tour. I really like all the life-size sculptures.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's an excellent post - Very informative & I love the statue there w/ the camera!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to visit the memorial, because I love history!!!
Happy Sunday
Thank you for an interesting post. Have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed our tour of the Wright Museum very much as well. You got better pictures! I've enjoyed re-visiting the OBX with you! Thank you !
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