No. 308 2015 PNW Air Show Event Calendar Dates

2015 Air Show Event Dates

Hosts:
"HFM" Heritage Flight Museum  http://www.heritageflight.org/ 
Base: Skagit Regional Airport - Burlington, Washington

"HFF"  Heritage Flight Foundation http://historicflight.org/hf/
Base: KPAE West Side Paine Field - Everett, Washington

"FHC" Flying Heritage Collection http://www.flyingheritage.com/default.aspx
Base: KPAE East Side Paine Field - Everett, Washington

"OFM" Olympic Flight Museum http://www.olympicflightmuseum.com/
Base: KOLM Olympia Regional Airport - Olympia, Washington


"VAM" Vintage Aircraft Museum http://vintageaircraftmuseum.org/
Base: Concrete Regional Airport - Concrete, Washington


All dates subject to weather, aircraft and pilot availability. Please visit the host websites for current status updates prior to events


Date           Location / Host               Event                        Possible Aircraft Flight Demonstration 
March 21   Skagit Regional / HFM  Fly Day                T-6s Formation
April 18     Skagit Regional / HFM  Fly day                 T-6s Formation
May 9th     Paine Field / HFF       Battle of Britain      Spit Fire, Hurricane
May 16th   Paine Field                 Aviation Day           DC-3, Staggerwing, Chinook, Blackhawk, P-47,                                                                                     F6F, IL-2
May 16th   Skagit Regional / HFM       Fly day          T-6s Formation
May 25th   Paine Field / FHC       Tankfest                 Bradley Fighting Vehicle, M1 Abrams, B-25
June 19th   Paine Field / HFF      Biplane Weekend    Staggerwing, Travel Air, Waco
June 20th   Paine Field / FHC      Pacific Legends      P-51, F6F, P-40, A6M
June 27/28  Olympia Airport / OFM     OLM Air Show      FG-1D, P-51, T-6, C-45
July 4th      Paine Field / HFF                                      Static Displays Car Show
July 9/10    Arlington Airport       Fly - In                    B-25, Biplanes, Aerobatics
July 18th    Skagit Regional / HFM       Fly Day          T-6s Formation
July 17/19   Hillsboro, OR           Oregon International
July 24/25   Concrete 3WS/ VAM        Concrete Fly In
July 25th    Paine Field / FHC      Sky Fair                  Mig 15, F-86, DC3, P-47, B-25, A6M
July 25th    Boundary Bay            Bay Air Show        B-25, F8F
August 7/9 Abbotsford, BC        International Air Show   B-25, P-51
Aug 15th    Paine Field / FHC      V-Day                    P-47, P-51, F6F
Aug 29       Paine Field / FHC     Luftwaffe Day        B-17, Bf109, Fw 190, Storch
Aug 29       Felts Field / HFF        Neighbors Day      B-25, C-45
Sept 4/6      Paine Field / HFF      Vintage Aircraft Weekend
Sept 19th    Paine Field / FHC      Battle of Britain      Bf 109, Spitfire
October 17  Skagit Regional / HFM    Fly Day            T-6s Formation

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No. 282 Wings of Freedom Tour Comes to Skagit County Airport

Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom Tour" comes to the Skagit Regional Airport
Skagit Regional Airport
Main Ramp behind the Main Terminal
15400 Airport Drive
Burlington, WA
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The Collings Foundation  returns to Skagit Regional Airport this week with it's "Wings of Freedom Tour 2014" from Monday June 16th through Thursday June 18th. Every year the Collings Foundation brings it's vintage WWII aircraft on a nationwide tour to honor war veterans and educate visitors on the sacrifices and history of military aircrews.
The tour features 3 fully flight worthy restored aircraft including a 1944 Consolidated B-24J Liverator names "Witchcraft", which flew 130 sorties over Europe; a B-17G Flying Fortress named
"Nine-O-Nine"; and a P-51C Mustang fighter escort named "Betty Jane."
The planes will be on static display behind the main terminal Monday through Wednesday.
Tours of the B17 & B-24 cost $12 for adults and $6 for children under 6 years.
Tour hours are Monday 12pm -5pm, Tuesday 9am-5pm, Wednesday 9am to 12pm.  
30 minute flights experiences are offered at $450 per person on the B-17 or B-24 (minimum 6 passengers/max 10)
For information and reservations to take a flight experience call the Collings Foundation
at 1-800-568-8924

B-17G "Nine-0-Nine"

B-24J Liberator "Witchcraft"

B-17 Cockpit

B-24 Cockpit 

B-24 Bomber

B-17 navigator and bombardier's position - in the nose of the plane.

Bomb Bay 

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