Dec. 10, 2021 Multi-state ceremony to celebrate first human flight Wright-Patterson Air Force Base will honor the local foundation of innovation and grit its mission is built upon Dec. 17 at 10 a.m., commemorating the Wright brothers’ accomplishments 118 years ago with the annual First Flight ceremony.
Dec. 19, 2018 Around the Air Force: Wright Brothers Memorial Award / Space Flag / Tracking Santa On this look Around the Air Force, retired Gen. Lloyd Newton becomes the first African American to receive the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy and Airmen participate in Exercise Space Flag. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Angelo Rosario.
Dec. 17, 2018 Former Thunderbirds pilot continues to break barriers, honors Wright brothers legacy, wins Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy Retired Gen. Lloyd Newton, the first African American Thunderbirds pilot, received the 2018 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy during the 71st National Aeronautics Association’s Wright Brothers Memorial Dinner in Washington, D.C., Dec. 14.
Aug. 27, 2015 Yesterday's Air Force: 1909 Wright Military Flyer Two American bicycle shop owners accomplished something the world's greatest minds had been working on for centuries -- powered flight -- and it only took them a few years.
July 22, 2014 First aviation mechanic display added to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force honored the first aviation mechanic, Charles E. Taylor, by unveiling a bronze bust of his likeness for permanent display during a ceremony in the museum's Early Years Gallery July 21.