The inaugural Genesis of Flight Gala is Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Genesis of Flight Pavilion at the Shannon Air Museum in Fredericksburg, the Fredericksburg Free Press reported.
The museum says the Genesis of Flight Experience, opening in 2027, is built around one of the world’s premier collections of Wright Brothers aircraft and artifacts. Reservations for the gala are due by Nov. 2. Details are at shannonairmuseum.com.
There was one person on board the single-engine plane. Rowland A. Babcock, Jr., 78, of Ruther Glen, Va., died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash.
The aircraft came down in the parking lot of Greenline Service Corporation, a John Deere dealership located across the street from Shannon Airport on Tidewater Trail. The plane had taken off from Shannon Airport around 10:49 a.m. and was airborne for approximately 16 minutes before the crash.
