How to Celebrate National Aviation Day
National Aviation Day is celebrated on August 19 every year, which is Orville Wright's birthday (the pilot of "Flyer" on that first day of flight). This holiday is to recognize and remember the birth of flight. There are many ways to celebrate for all ages. Here are some suggestions. Does this Spark an idea?
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Visit The Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, to see where the brothers got the first plane to work in 1903. The park has exhibits and reproductions of the 1902 glider and 1903 plane. Call (252( 441-7430 for more information on hours and events.
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Go to Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, which hosts the Wright brothers' third airplane, as well as a restored print shop of the brothers. It holds free outdoor events for the whole family.
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Read to a child. Teach your child the history of flight and the importance of the Wright brothers. Try Jane Yolen's "My Brothers' Flying Machine," or "First Flight" by George Shea.
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Make crafts with family or at school. Draw images you might see out of the window of an airplane, make paper airplanes, or create collages of aviation images from magazines.
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Celebrate National Aviation Day at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force--the biggest and oldest military aviation museum. It is located in Springhill Pike, Ohio, and carries a large collection of aircraft exhibits.
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Or visit the best Aviation museum, the Naval Aviation Museum, in Pensacola, Florida... ... meanwhile I am pretty sure the Smithsonian's Hazy (Dulles area) and downtown DC Air and Space museums are the largest... I could be wrong though -
