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Events
This schedule is subject to change as aircraft and guests are confirmed. Please check back as the Air Show draws near.
Airshow Schedule of Events - May 26 - 27 - 28
RIDE WITH THE RAIDERS!

Hold on tight as over three thousand horsepower pulls you toward the heavens. With a little imagination, you can get a small sense of what it must have been like for the Raiders as they departed Shangri-La! Peer out the windows, don’t worry, the guns aren’t loaded. You won’t be encountering any flak on today’s mission, and any fighters you see will be friendly. Use your imagination; the ground below is enemy territory. The bomber you are riding in is not bulletproof; it is made out of aluminum! They were propelled into the history books, not by gasoline, but by the courage of their crewmembers!

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May 26 May 27 May 28
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Friday (May 26th, 2006) - Red Wing Airport
Friday will be Education Day, Media Day and set-up. We will be soliciting schools in the area to make the Air Show a field trip destination.
(Please note Fridays show is limited.)
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-Gates open at 9AM
-Arrivals of various display aircraft and unscheduled training flights thoughtout the day. Remote control models as available.
-10:00-3:00 Education Day Program
-10:00 Various Living Legends Presentations begin for Education Day students.
-1:00 Abbreviated Education Day Air Show Begins
-3:00 Show ends
-Unscheduled flying continues
-Gates close at 5PM

Veterans will tell, in their own words, what it was like for them to serve their country. The program will cover events from WWII to the present based on speakers’ experiences and availability.
An abbreviated flying program will include an aerobatic act and the recreation/simulation of the attack on Pearl Harbor with pyrotechnics. Unscheduled flying will include arrivals of warbirds and formation flybys.

On the ground, WWII reenactors will have an authentic encampment with various weapons and equipment from their collections on display including restored military vehicles of the period.
A representative group of current military equipment and vehicles will also be on display (subject to availability – specifics are not confirmed as of yet.)

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Gunfigher
Highlighted by commemorative recreations of some of the famous battles from WWII
The Wings of Freedom Salute to Veterans, American Airpower Heritage Demonstration. Featuring the aircraft of the Commemorative Air Force and friends. Highlighted by commemorative recreations of some of the famous battles from WWII. Also featured will be fly overs featuring aircraft from the Korean War, Vietnam through today’s conflict as aircraft are available. Current military fly overs will be featured as available.


Saturday & Sunday (May 27th & 28th, 2006) Red Wing Airport
(Sunday) Pancake Breakfast 7-11 AM
-Gates open 9AM with full program both days
-9:00-1:00 Living history re'enacters demonstrations and skirmishes in their display area on the east side of the grounds. Look for exact times posted.
-9:00-5:00 Living Legends from WWII to the present tell their first hand accounts in the Red Wing Shoe "History" Hanger
-10:00 Parade
-10:30-1:00 Remote Control models flying
-1:00 Minnesota Wing of the Commemorative Air Force presents The Wings of Freedom Salute to Veterans, Airpower Display.
-Returning for 2006 will be nationally acclaimed Julie Clark performing in her beautiful MOPAR T-34, the Free Sprit. Also featured thoughout the show, the aerobatics or Darrel Masseman in his Patzl and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran John Klatt in his Staudacker, S-300.
-The airport will re-open at the conclusion of the show.
-Unscheduled flying continues
-Gates close at 5PM.

 

It will be a weekend of education, commemoration, and gratitude to our military, both past and present. Our days will start with a flag raising ceremony and conclude with a closing ceremony.
It will be a weekend of patriotism and appreciation for those who keep us safe in a dangerous world.

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Be sure to check out the Living Legends to see who will be appearing at the show. (coming soon)
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Remote Control GIANT SCALE Flying Models. You won't believe how HUGE and realistic these incredible aircraft are!
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