| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903/12/17 | Orville Wright | Pilot | Orville Wright pilots his aircraft off the ground into the 27-mph wind. John Daniels from the Kill Devil Hills lifesaving station snaps a picture of the airborne aircraft with Wilbur running alongside. | Wright Brothers National Memorial | Kill Devil Hills | Invention of the Powered Aeroplane | |
| 1903/12/17 | Wilbur Wright | Pilot | Wilbur Wright takes his second flight, the brother's fourth and last of the day, flying 852 feet in 59 seconds before pitching and striking the ground. | Wright Brothers National Memorial | Kill Devil Hills | Invention of the Powered Aeroplane | |
| 1916/07/00 | The Wright Brother's Wright FLYER is put on display at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Maclaurin Buildings and Great Dome | Cambridge, MA | ||||
| 1916/12/00 | Orville Wright | Work | Orville Wright has an aeronautical laboratory erected on North Broadway in Dayton, and moves his equipment from the former Wright Cycle Shop at 1127 West Third Street. | Orville Wright Laboratory Memorial | Dayton, OH | ||
| 1917/03/00 | The Wright Brother's FLYER is exhibited at the Pan American Aeronautical Exposition in New York's Grand Central Palace (lost), on Lexington Avenue, between 46th and 47th Streets. | ||||||
| 1918/07/00 | Orville Wright | Inventor | The Wright Brother's FLYER is exhibited at the Society of Automobile Engineers Summer Meeting in Dayton, Ohio. | Dayton, OH | Ohio | ||
| 1919/03/14 | The Wright FLYER is exhibited in the New York Aero Show at Madison Square Garden (lost). "No one could ever tell about all we saw there, it would be impossible! There were big aeroplanes and small ones, and flying boats..." - Helen Skinner, aviatrix | New York Life Building | New York City | ||||
| 1924/10/00 | Orville Wright | Inventor | Orville Wright reassembles his first airplane in a hangar at Wilbur Wright Field for an exhibit at the International Air Races. | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Ohio | ||
| 1927/06/22 | Charles A Lindbergh | Visitor | Col Charles Lindbergh meets Orville Wright at Wright Field and pays him a personal call 15 North Broadway (lost) to take a look at the 1903 Wright Flyer. | Orville Wright Laboratory Memorial | Dayton, OH | ||
| 1928/00/00 | The American Wright FLYER is exhibited at the Science Museum in South Kensington, London. A replica of the airplane is on display in the Flight gallery. | Science Museum, London | London | ||||
| 1948/12/00 | The Smithsonian Museum debuts the 1903 Wright Flyer in December 1948 on the 45th anniversary of flight. |
| Particulars for Wright Flyer (plane): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Type | Airplane | ||
| Area of Significance | Aviation, Air-related | ||
| Area of Significance | Invention | ||
| Sight Category | Vehicle | ||
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