On Saturday, our country will celebrate National Aviation Day—Orville Wright’s birthday. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the holiday in 1939 to celebrate advancements in aviation. Born in 1871, Wright was still alive to see the first observation before his death in 1948.
Aviation entities nationwide will host fly-ins, roast hot dogs, and honor those who preceded us in the grand experiment of air travel. National Aviation Day (NAD) is for pilots, air traffic controllers, fuelers, logistics professionals, flight attendants, and aircraft maintenance technicians. Each of these trades owes a tip of the cap to the decades of individuals that blazed the trail or runway.
