Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Inaugural Event Coming To Middletown Airport On September
20-21
Aero-News has learned the first air show in over 30 years at
Middletown Airport/Hook Field Municipal (MWO) in Middletown, OH
will take place on September 20 and 21. Presented by the Middletown
Aviation Foundation, "Wings of Freedom" will feature dozens of war
birds, top aerobatic performers, ground displays, along with a car
show, military re-enactors, paratroopers and aviation-oriented kid
zone.
Among the scheduled acts: The B-17 "Flying Fortress" featured in
the movie "The Memphis Belle;" precision formation flying team
Scream'n Rebels in WWII era T-6 Texans; a P-51 Mustang; and a
tactical demonstration by a MiG-17 Fresco Vietnam war jet
fighter.
Other "warbirds" expected to participate: A B-25 Mitchell; TBM
Avenger; BT13 Valiant; T-28 Trojan; Cessna O-2 Skytrain; Nanchang
CJ-6; 179AW Mansfield: C-130; Sikorsky MH-53 Sea Dragon. There also
will be a flyover (Saturday only) of a C-5 Galaxy, the largest
aircraft in the US Air Force.
In addition, there will be six top aerobatic performers
including pilot Brett Hunter flying a Magnum Pitts S2C, Cliff
Robinson barnstorming in his 450 Stearman biplane and Jay Hodge in
a Russian Yak-52. Other acts include Emerson Stewart (Citabria) and
John Black in a Super Decathlon. There also will be military
re-enactors, a commemorative D-Day paratrooper performance, ground
displays of a variety of different aircraft and a car show. Kid
zone will feature a climbing wall and inflatable slides along with
"Top Gun" photo ops and dog-fighting flight simulator.
"This air show is shaping up to be one of the most exciting
community events to be held at Middletown Airport in over 30
years," says Bevis. "We're also very pleased to provide positive,
family friendly entertainment that we know will benefit the city of
Middletown and everyone in it."
The Middletown Aviation Foundation is a non-profit organization
created to support regional aviation and contribute to the
community and the economic engine of Middletown and surrounding
regions through the creation of community events at Middletown
Regional Airport and other venues.
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