Walters-Phillips Delivers Florida State Flag to Wright Brothers Memorial

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. -

Walters-Phillips is 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. Countdown to Kitty Hawk celebrates the achievements of the Wright brothers and the 100th anniversary of powered flight in 2003.

Walters-Phillips was the 40th EAA-member pilot to complete the journey to Kitty Hawk, where she also presented National Park Service officials with a signed proclamation from Governor Jeb Bush, declaring October 17, 2003 as "50 Flags to Kitty Hawk Day" throughout the state. Following the presentation, the Florida flag was raised at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
"My husband Pat Phillips and I had a wonderful flight and are very proud to represent the State of Florida" Walters-Phillips said.

Walters-Phillips, has more than 300 hours in the air, and has been an EAA member since 1994.
Her flight of 700 miles took 5 ½ hours to complete in a 1970 Cessna 172.

  
EAA's Countdown to Kitty Hawk program, 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.

For more information on EAA's "Countdown to Kitty Hawk" program, visit www.countdowntokittyhawk.com.