Video by Justin T Hayward and Kenneth M McNulty | Air Force Research Laboratory | 10.18.2024
On December 17th, 1903 - Orville and Wilbur Wright proved that heavier-than-air flight isn't just possible - it's the future. Walk alongside AFRL historian Jeff Duford as he covers early aviation history through the artifacts within the National Museum of the United States Air Force....
Video by David Clingerman, Christopher Decker, Jeffery Harris and Austin Smith | 88th Air Base Wing | 01.04.2024
This story captures the nostalgia and history of the Wright B Flyer Incorporated organization, its members, and ties to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. For a generation, Wright “B” Flyer Inc. has celebrated the legacy of the Wright brothers in Dayton, Ohio by flying and displaying a modern lookalike of their first production airplane—the Model B. (U.S. Air Force Video by Jeff Harris,......
Video by Austin Smith | 88th Air Base Wing | 12.16.2022
Col. Christopher Meeker, 88th Air Base Wing Commander, speaks at the Wright Brothers Memorial to mark the 119th anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ famous first powered flight, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, , Dec. 16, 2022. The ceremony included a wreath laying and flyover. (U.S. Air Force video by Austin Smith)...
Video by Airman 1st Class Ariana Howard | Air University Public Affairs | 01.17.2020
Wraparound b-roll shots of Maxwell's Wright Flyer static display.
Video by Senior Airman Marcel Williams | 27th Special Operations Wing | 12.17.2019
A short commemorative video of the Wright Brother's 116th anniversary of flight.
Video by Senior Airman Alexa Culbert | Air University Public Affairs | 04.06.2018
Maxwell AFB celebrates 100 years
Video by Staff Sgt. Whitney Trimble | 88th Air Base Wing | 12.15.2017
Members of Wright Patterson AFB and surrounding communities gather to celebrate the 114th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' first powered flight. Col Bradley McDonald, 88 ABW/CC; Mr. Burt Logan, Executive Director and CEO of Ohio History Connection, and Kendell Thomson, Wright Brothers Memorial Park Superintendent offer words about the historic first flight....
Video by Staff Sgt. Whitney Trimble | 88th Air Base Wing | 12.15.2017
Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, commemorates the 114th Anniversary of the First Powered Flight on Wright Memorial Hill, Dec. 15, 2017. Col. Bradley M. McDonald, 88th Air Base Wing and installation commander, provided opening remarks at the event with representatives from the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in a ceremony that has become a tradition in the Miami Valley. It was......
