The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host an event on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the ...

The Wright brothers' real breakthrough wasn't getting airborne, but proving that flight could be controlled, repeated, and ...

The weeks before the Wright Brothers' historic 1903 flight were filled with broken shafts, fierce weather, and a three-day ...

Airliners are debuting swankier first-class options so that more travelers can fly in the lap of luxury. The new designs are the last changes for the aviation industry more than 100 years after a set ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — It was 121 years ago Tuesday that Wilbur and Orville Wright etched their names in history and embarked on the first flight in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. They were the ...

Park fees are waived Dec. 17 at National Memorial when the National Park Service and supporting organizations celebrate the accomplishments of Wilbur and Orville Wright on the 122nd anniversary of ...

Today is the 121st anniversary of the first flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903. Numerous places in Dayton are critical to the history of flight and wonderful places to visit on the anniversary of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This collection consists of four letters written by Armin Adolphus Kahler, an optical instrument maker residing in Washington, DC, during the time ...

On a recent trip to Dayton, I spent the day visiting some of its many Wright brothers sites. Despite being less than an hour away, Dayton is typically out of my purview for local history. But it ...

Multiple passengers were killed when a single-engine plane crashed and caught fire at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport in North Carolina on Saturday, officials said. The crash ...

The Wright brothers are the obvious Dayton connection to flight. But not even the brothers could have imagined the many feats of greatness spurred by the invention of flight, especially those done in ...