Kitty Hawk Ceremony For Wright Brothers (1949)

Unissued / unused material. Kitty Hawk dedication ceremony for Orville and Wilbur Wright on Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina and Washington DC, United States of America (USA). American newsreel item. Title reads: “First Flight: US remembers Kitty Hawk“. L/S memorial on Kill Devil Hill dedicated to Orville and Wilbur Wright who took off from there in 1903. C/U the memorial. L/S crowd of people at commemoration at base of memorial shaft. Fighter ’planes flying overhead. L/S members of the “Early Birds Club“ - aviation pioneers, all wearing matching hats. L/S interior of the Smithsonian Institute, Washington. M/S Kittyhawk aircraft. C/U “Spirit of St. Louis“ aircraft. M/S Milton Wright presenting title of the ’plane to Chief Justice Cinson. Elevated general view Smithsonian Institute with both ’planes visible. Date given on old record is 23/12/1949. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FAS