The Hundredth Anniversary of the First Powered Plane Flight
Aviation Pioneers Honored At Event Marking Wright Bros. Flight
(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 17, 2002 ) Aviation pioneers and enthusiasts will gather on December 17 in Washington for a ceremony marking the yearlong 100th anniversary celebration of the first powered airplane flight.
The ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will honor pioneers in flight, including the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford. Those in attendance will include former astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, and actor and aviation enthusiast John Travolta.
The inclusion of Henry Ford may come as a surprise to some, but the man who put the world on wheels also helped to nurture and develop aviation in the United States. He was a pioneer in air mail delivery, developed the first modern airport, and devoted a factory to the production of a bomber that was indispensable to the allied war effort in World War II. Edsel B. Ford II will represent the Ford family in accepting aviation pioneer honors for their great-grandfather.
Ford Motor Company will further its involvement in the aviation centennial by taking part in the Experimental Aircraft Association's "Countdown to Kittyhawk". As part of that effort, Ford is providing technical support for a reproduction of the Wright Brothers first flyer to be flown at Kittyhawk on December 17, 2003 -- exactly 100 years after that first flight.
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The ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum will honor pioneers in flight, including the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford. Those in attendance will include former astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, and actor and aviation enthusiast John Travolta.
The inclusion of Henry Ford may come as a surprise to some, but the man who put the world on wheels also helped to nurture and develop aviation in the United States. He was a pioneer in air mail delivery, developed the first modern airport, and devoted a factory to the production of a bomber that was indispensable to the allied war effort in World War II. Edsel B. Ford II will represent the Ford family in accepting aviation pioneer honors for their great-grandfather.
Ford Motor Company will further its involvement in the aviation centennial by taking part in the Experimental Aircraft Association's "Countdown to Kittyhawk". As part of that effort, Ford is providing technical support for a reproduction of the Wright Brothers first flyer to be flown at Kittyhawk on December 17, 2003 -- exactly 100 years after that first flight.
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