Orville & Wilber Wright
(Photos courtesy of Free Stock Photos and Google Images)
For all the years I have lived on the Outer Banks, I've only visited the Wright Brother's Memorial once. It was on December 17, 2000 for the 97th anniversary celebration of the first flight featuring a "fly over."
On a beautiful, cool day, we watched as several aircraft flew overhead. Far off in the distance I saw something that looked rather odd. As it neared, I was trying to decipher just exactly what type of plane it was. Suddenly it was very close! "Wow," I said. "It's the Stealth Bomber!" It was flying so low and directly overhead, it felt for a second as though I could reach up and touch it. What a great memory!
Now that I am living on the Outer Banks again, I plan on visiting the memorial with my grandson quite often.
While searching for Wright Brother's photos I came across three really good websites if you are interested in the Outer Banks area and all it has to offer.
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