MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host an event on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The event will feature ...

Multiple people died after a single-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in a wooded area at Wright Brothers National Memorial’s First Flight Airport, the National Park Service said. The crash ...

On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with their first powered aircraft. The Wright brothers had invented the first successful airplane. They ...

In the shadow of the Wright brothers’ achievements, high school students have built a plane of their own — only the second ...

Previous Wright Brothers coverage above. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Happy Wright Brothers Day, Dayton! Exactly 122 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history with the first ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WALB) - On December 17, 1903, North Carolina’s Wright Brothers took their first flight, changing travel forever. The Wright Brothers — Orville and Wilbur — were mechanics who became ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - December 17, 1903. Please fasten your seatbelts. The first powered manned flight takes off! Wilbur and Orville Wright’s experimental craft takes to the air near Kitty Hawk, ...

One hundred twenty-two years ago, in 1902, the Wright Brothers made history by performing the first controlled, sustained, powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Last Wednesday, December 17, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A piece of the Wright brothers’ first airplane is on Mars. NASA’s experimental Martian helicopter holds a small swatch of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, the space ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, North Carolina (WTKR) -- One hundred twenty-two years ago, the Wright Brothers flew into history with the first flight. History was also made Wednesday, as students and graduates of ...