Wright Brothers Day in 2022

Wright Brothers Day Quick Facts 2022

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2022 Date	December 17, 2022
2023 Date	December 17, 2023

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Wright Brothers Day in 2022

Wright Brothers Day seeks to commemorate brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first successful flight in 1903. The Wright brothers are credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first motor-operated airplane.

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ON THIS DAY: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer. https://t.co/70jBgwqVZS https://t.co/geJO0AdaC0
— ABC News (@ABC) December 17, 2022

Good Saturday morning. Looks like rain is gone and the cold is here for a while. It’s National Wreaths Across America Day, Maple Syrup Day, Dunk a Donut Day, Wright Brothers Day & Pan American Aviation Day. Have a great start to your weekend. You are loved and we are Blessed.🇺🇸 https://t.co/N4nWQbpaRv
— Bill Wheeler (@wjwheeler54) December 17, 2022

Have you seen our Wright Brothers display? ✈️ Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft on this day in 1903. We’re honored to help the next generation of dreamers and explorers take flight. 🦅🚀 #GoERAU #WrightBrothersDay https://t.co/uyHh1FChKS
— ERAU Daytona Beach (@ERAU_Daytona) December 17, 2022

In honor of Wright Brothers' Day, we give you a flight of F4U-4 Corsair fighters of US Marine Corps squadron VMF-212 in flight over the Wright Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina #OTD in 1948. 📸 Feb 1949 issue of US Navy publication "Naval Aviation News" https://t.co/OrIE3K330V
— CAF HQ (@CAF1957) December 17, 2022

Today we celebrate the Wright Brothers, inventors and pioneers of early aviation. The Wright brothers are generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first successful motor operated airplane. NPS Photo by Josh Pargas #WrightBrothersDay #Everglades https://t.co/zbrQ5QUrUU
— Everglades National Park (@EvergladesNPS) December 17, 2022

Today is Wright Brothers Day…. We celebrate the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright, American inventors and pioneers. In 1903, they made their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. That had some ENGINEERING in it. #Engineering @CiviLink https://t.co/DsSe19O0w4
— Civil-Link (@CivilLink) December 17, 2022

On this day in history, Dec. 17, 1903, Wright brothers accomplish first flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina https://t.co/xoa5rmjSqV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 17, 2022

Wright Brothers Day is celebrated every year on December 17 in the United States. The day commemorates the first successful flights in a mechanically propelled airplane that was heavier-than-air. The planes were made by Orville and Wilbur Wright, or 'the Wright brothers' in 1903. https://t.co/KkQ9cJBny7
— FOOD FOR HEAL (@Dixitpriyamwada) December 17, 2022

Happy Wright Brothers Day! Wheels or floats? Katmai's aerial fleet has planes with both types of landing gear. Location, weather, and tides influence which plane rangers take where. Do you have any favorite aerial memories? NPS Photo/T. Darling https://t.co/h7FDaGgfEO
— Katmai National Park (@KatmaiNPS) December 17, 2022

🗓️ On this day in 1903 Wilbur and Orville Wright made history in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina! 🔗https://t.co/XvPFylI04U https://t.co/emc8DH6ur7
— Colorado Springs Airport (@COSAirport) December 17, 2022