Tue, Aug 31, 2004
EAA Airventure Museum To Celebrate Aviation's Golden Age This
Weekend
The EAA AirVenture Museum and Pioneer Airport revisits the
excitement of the Roaring Twenties on September 4-5 with the annual
"Good Ol’ Days" celebration of what’s known by many as
the "Golden Age of Aviation." Activities include barnstorming
flying events like "pants racing" and "aerial golf"; learning Morse
Code with Pioneer Airport’s telegram system; flying in
vintage airplanes such as the 1929 Ford Tri-Motor, 1929 Travel Air
E-4000 or the 1927 Spirit of St. Louis replica; creating a piece of
air mail and have it flown in a vintage aircraft; or riding in a
variety of vintage automobiles from the 1920s-1940s.
There will also be hands-on and fun activities designed
especially for young people, as well as the first flight of a rare
1927 Swallow aircraft after a three-year restoration.
Highlighting the weekend’s activities will be an
interactive aviation murder mystery dinner, on September 4 at
6:30-9:30 p.m., in EAA’s Prohibition-era "Speakeasy." Live
music by Linda Harmon will accompany the night’s
entertainment.
In addition, Barnstormers Of The Air will take to the skies as
they reenact the famous stunt pilot and aerial shows of the 1920s,
which were often performed over local farms as these early pilots
earned a living by amazing spectators with their daring stunts.
Good Ol’ Days is open to the public and will be held each
day from 1000 to 1600 local. The event is free (except for the
evening murder mystery) with regular museum admission. The event is
part of EAA’s schedule of special museum activities, designed
to welcome aviation enthusiasts of all ages with programs that are
available at no other facility in the Midwest, and often nowhere
else in the entire nation.
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