Angus
Fraser Delivers New Jersey State Flag To Wright Brothers Memorial
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. – Angus
Fraser, an EAA member-pilot from Leonardo, New Jersey, officially
represented the state in EAA’s “50 Flags to Kitty Hawk” program on
August 16 when he landed at the Wright Brothers National Memorial and
presented the state flag to National Park Association officials.
Fraser 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.
Fraser was the 23rd EAA-member pilot to
complete the journey to Kitty Hawk, where he also presented National Park
Service officials with a signed gubernatorial proclamation declaring
August 16, 2003, as “50 Flags to Kitty Hawk Day” throughout the state.
Following the presentation, the New Jersey flag was raised at the Wright
Brothers National Memorial site, where it flew for the entire day.
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.
