MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) —
National Aviation Week is this week starting on National Aviation Day, which was August 19th, and ending 6 days after on the 25th. This day and week is to help commemorate the accomplishments and achievements of aviation, that helped us be able to fly.
August 19th was originally named National Aviation Day because it is on Orville Wright’s birthday. Orville Wright and his brother were the first two pilots to fly, back in 1903, flying for 12 seconds and 120 feet. This accomplishment was the first of many as aviation started to grow and advance…