| From WWII heroes to hands-on
fun, virtually anything to do with flying can be found at the Grissom Air
Museum Festival of Flight.
This unique family festival
is packed with aviation related exhibits, hands-on activities, flying demonstrations,
tours, veteran presentations, reenactors, music and food.
This year, there will also
be tours, activities and displays on the Grissom Air Reserve Base by the
434th Air Refueling Wing, plus Army, Navy, and Marine Reserve units.
A shuttle will run to the
base where people can: see military aircraft on static display, tour inside
KC-135 Stratotanker, meet veteran flight crews, check out base fire equipment,
and inspect aircraft metal under a video microscope.
The Festival runs 10am-5pm,
and admission is $4 adults; $3 veterans, seniors, students; kids 6 and
under are free. No admission charged at Grissom Air Reserve Base. |
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In Flight
Flying activities at the
Festival will range from classic warbirds to high-tech radio control helicopters.
Bergen R/C will put on exciting radio control demos. There will be model
rocket launches, plus giant kites flown by the Hoosier Kite Flyers Society.
Family Fun
The Festival features a
host of fun-filled activities for kids of all ages. They can build and
fly their own kites and gliders. They can “shoot the sun” through a navigator’s
sextant, and drop “bombs” on target from a remote control plane. They can
also sit in cockpits, ride vintage pedal planes, tackle an inflatable obstacle
course, explore a giant inflatable spaceship, and even fire a corn cannon.
Visitors can take special
tours among the museum’s 24 historic aircraft, where they can speak with
numerous veterans who flew those planes. There will be a host of other
displays and activities including tours inside the YS-11, powered parachutes,
statewide student aviation art contest, ham radio operators, and aviation
souvenirs.
There will be toe-tapping
music provided by the Peru Circus Festival Band, and other groups. And
of course there will be great food. |
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