Barry
Breeding Delivers Delaware State Flag To Wright Brothers Memorial
Barry
Breeding, an EAA member-pilot from Harrington, Delaware, officially
represented the state in EAA’s “50 Flags to Kitty Hawk” program
Monday, when he landed at the Wright Brothers National Memorial and
presented the state flag to National Park Association officials.
Barry Breeding was one of 50 EAA-member pilots chosen - one from each state - to participate in the “50 Flags to Kitty Hawk” program, a year-long effort that is part of EAA’s “Countdown to Kitty Hawk” initiative, presented by Ford Motor Company, celebrating the achievements of the Wright brothers and the 100th anniversary of powered flight in 2003.
Breeding was the 8th EAA-member pilot to complete the journey to Kitty Hawk, where he also presented National Park Service officials with a signed proclamation from Governor Ruth Ann Minner, celebrating June 2, 2003 as “50 Flags to Kitty Hawk Day” throughout the state. Following the presentation, the Delaware flag was raised at the Wright Brothers National Memorial site.
“I am proud to represent Delaware, the First State, in the Centennial celebration of the Wright’s first flight,” Breeding said. “It is a great honor to be selected to participate in this significant historic event, and to be able to include my children as Young Eagles is just fantastic. To be a part of a national celebration of this magnitude is a special privilege and a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
Mr.
Breeding, Harrington Delaware Financial Advisor, has more than 1,100 hours
in the air, and has been an EAA member since 1995. His flight of 175 miles
took 1:20 to complete in his Cessna 182.
EAA’s “Countdown to Kitty Hawk” program, which is also supported by Microsoft Flight Simulator and Eclipse Aviation, includes construction of an exact flying reproduction of the 1903 Wright flyer, and a six-stop national tour of EAA’s “Countdown to Kitty Hawk” pavilion exhibit, which features the Flyer, historic artifacts and Wright brothers correspondence from the Library of Congress, and numerous interactive aviation displays.
The tour will culminate at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., when as part of the Centennial of Flight Celebration, EAA’s Wright Flyer will fly again at 10:35 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2003 - precisely 100 years to the minute from when the Wrights made history.
