Ceremony honors 118th anniversary of First Flight

Remembering the Wright brothers
Airman 1st Class James Nufer (trumpet) and Staff Sgt. Chris Hanson (drum) of the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight perform the national anthem at the 118th First Flight anniversary Dec. 17. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/JAIMA FOGG

Credit: (U.S. Air Force photo by Jaima F

Credit: (U.S. Air Force photo by Jaima F

Airman 1st Class James Nufer (trumpet) and Staff Sgt. Chris Hanson (drum) of the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight perform the national anthem at the 118th First Flight anniversary Dec. 17. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/JAIMA FOGG
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By 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
Jan 10, 2022
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Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, and Col. Ivan Herwick, 88th Communications Group commander, layed a wreath at the Wright Brothers Memorial during the 118th First Flight anniversary Dec. 17. The annual ceremony commemorated the Wright brothers and their contributions to manned powered flight.

Amanda Wright Lane, great-grandniece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, and Col. Ivan Herwick, 88th Communications Group commander, lay a wreath at the Wright Brothers Memorial during the 118th First Flight anniversary Dec. 17. The annual ceremony commemorated the Wright brothers and their contributions to manned powered flight. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/JAIMA FOGG

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Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey, director of the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate, gives the keynote address during the 118th First Flight anniversary Dec. 17 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/JAIMA FOGG

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A C-130J Hercules aircraft flies by the Wright Brothers Memorial after the annual First Flight ceremony Dec. 17 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO/JAIMA FOGG

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