The 55th annual Swift Museum Foundation’s annual convention brought hundreds of delighted aircraft owners, pilots, and aviation enthusiasts to Gillespie County Airport (T82) in Fredericksburg, Texas, May 29-June 2, 2024.
Airshows & Fly-Ins
Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight returns to Oshkosh
One of the most emotional and poignant moments of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh each year will return in 2024 as 100 Vietnam War vets will take a Yellow Ribbon Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., on July 26 as part of AirVenture’s annual salute to veterans.
Open House will commemorate 80th anniversary of D-Day
Sights and sounds of the 1944 Allied invasion of Europe will be recreated at the CAF Airbase Georgia Summer Open House June 22, 2024, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy.
Concrete Fly-In returns to 3W5
The Concrete Old Fashioned Fly-In returns to Mears Field Airport (3W5) in Concrete, Washington, July 19-20, 2024.
A new accolade for Amelia Earhart
The “Concert in the Sky” fireworks show at the annual Amelia Earhart Festival has been voted #3 in the nation by USA Today 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Places to See Fireworks.”
New home for the Reno Air Races
After a year-long search, the Reno Air Racing Association has found a new home for the National Championship Air Races: Roswell, New Mexico.
Picture of the Day: Escuadrilla Historica
Damian Kopac submitted this photo and note: “The Escuadrilla Histórica (Historic Squadron) belonging to the Argentina Air Force performing a low pass over the crowd during the first day of the EAA Convention Argentina 2024.”
Video: Airplanes & Coffee
“Beautiful airplanes, coffee, and tall tales — a great combination and a great event,” he says. “Lots of airplanes and happy people. Well worth attending.”
Picture of the Day: Gleaming wings and fat tires in the high desert
Anitra Goddard submitted this photo and note: “Micah Lindstrom’s 1955 Cessna 170B gleaming on Dead Cow Lakebed Airstrip in Nevada. Micah was there racing this 170 in the STOL Drag World Championships at the High Sierra Fly-In.”