Talk:Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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Kitty Hawk is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,991. It was established in the early 1700s as Chickahawk. + Kitty Hawk is a town located in Dare County, North Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 2,991. It was established in the early 1700s as Chickahawk.

- Kitty Hawk was made famous on December 17, 1903, when Orville Wright made the first powered airplane flight from a sand dune four miles away in Kill Devil Hills. That aircraft is now popularly called the Kitty Hawk; at the time it was called the Wright Flyer. + Kitty Hawk was made famous on December 17, 1903, when Orville Wright made the first powered airplane flight from a sand dune four miles away in Kill Devil Hills. That aircraft is now popularly called the Kitty Hawk; at the time it was called the Wright Flyer.

The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) is named and the aircraft transport ship USS Kitty Hawk (AKV-1) was named for this town.

[edit] First flight

Hi! Everywhere I read the first flight was in Kitty Hawk. But the hill, where it happened, is located in Kill Devil Hills. So why is not Kill Devil Hills the place of the first flight? Henning Blatt (talk) 22:17, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What is the origin of the name "Kitty Hawk"

... where did it come from, what does it mean? Maikel (talk) 13:50, 13 May 2008 (UTC)