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SUMMARY:Family Aviation Day
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Aviation Foundation will be hosting Family Aviation Day on Saturday\, March 9\, 2024\, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. \nDuring this free event you will see helicopters all throughout the campus that will have already arrived for this special event. You will have the chance to meet the crews and the opportunity for some great photo-ops! Your family and friends can walk through specific aircraft and climb into specific open cockpits. Learn about the Museum’s premier aircraft exhibits (four climate-controlled buildings)\, and experience fun STEM activities. Knowledgeable guides will be available throughout the Museum to share information about the airplanes and select airplane fuselages and cockpits will be opened for viewing on this special day. Visitors can expect to have interaction with pilots and crew members\, as well as have many fun photo opportunities with the exhibits. Younger visitors will enjoy Stomp Rockets\, Model Glider Flights\, and other free activities. \nThe Museum of Aviation is one of ten exciting stops on Georgia’s WWII Heritage Trail. Visitors will be invited to experience WWII aircraft and exhibits located in the Museum’s Scott Exhibit Hangar – Building 3. The “Scott Hangar” named after Gen. Robert Scott\, author of God is My Co-Pilot\, contains numerous World War II aircraft and displays about the conflict. This hangar also includes exhibits about the Tuskegee Airmen and the 507th Airborne Division. The Museum is restoring a B-17 in the exhibit space so that visitors can see the process\, as well as see the amazing B-17 up close. \nSpecial discounts will be available in the Museum of Aviation Gift Shop and at the virtual reality\, motion-based\, Transporter Ride on Family Aviation Day. A wide variety of food trucks will be present.
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/family-aviation-day/
LOCATION:Museum of Aviation\, 1942 Heritage Boulevard\, Warner Robins\, GA\, 31098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museum of Aviation
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SUMMARY:Heritage Series III: Remembering "Greenland Expedition"
DESCRIPTION:On July 15\, 1942\, poor weather and limited visibility forced six P-38 fighters and two B-17 bombers to return to Greenland while they were en route to the British Isles during the buildup of US forces in the United Kingdom\, Operation Bolero. \nThe aircraft made emergency landings on an ice field\, and all the crew members were rescued\, but the planes had to be abandoned. P-38 Glacier Girl\, and the five other fightersP-38 Glacier Girl\, and the two B-17s were left untouched on the ice field and became buried under 268 feet of snow and ice that had slowly built up over the decades. \nIn 1992\, 50 years later\, members of the Greenland Expedition Society\, after years of searching and excavation\, brought the Glacier Girl back to the surface. \nCome hear the stories and meet members of the team that accomplished this amazing recovery! \nThis is a FREE event\, but you do have the opportunity to reserve a seat! To reserve your free seat\,
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/heritage-series-iii-remembering-greenland-expedition/
LOCATION:Museum of Aviation\, 1942 Heritage Boulevard\, Warner Robins\, GA\, 31098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museum of Aviation
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SUMMARY:The 28th Annual "Run for Aviation"
DESCRIPTION:The 28th Annual Museum of Aviation Foundation Marathon\, Half-Marathon\, 5K Run/Walk\, and Para Athletes Race will be held at the Museum of Aviation on Saturday\, January 13\, 2024. The races will be run on Robins Air Force Base next to the Museum of Aviation. The marathon course is USA Track and Field certified making it a Boston Marathon qualifier. \nProceeds from the growing annual event benefit the Museum of Aviation\, one of the largest education-focused aviation museums in the country. We are home to the National STEM Academy! \nWe also offer a virtual option for those who want to participate but not able to attend the in-person event. All participants will receive a t-shirt\, medal and race packet. Shirts\, medals and packets can be picked up January 12th between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. at the Museum or a mail option is available. Shipping fee applies. $8.00 within continental US and $25 outside continental US. \nThis great event was recognized by Well+Good as one of the top handcycle marathons in the US. Take a moment to read the article here.
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/the-28th-annual-run-for-aviation/
LOCATION:Museum of Aviation\, 1942 Heritage Boulevard\, Warner Robins\, GA\, 31098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museum of Aviation
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SUMMARY:Festival of Trees Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Museum of Aviation Foundation invites you to our Festival of Trees Reception celebrating the holidays\, our Tree Sponsors\, and elected officials on Tuesday\, December 12th\, from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Please join us for a magical evening of Christmas music\, hors d’oeuvres\, a cash bar\, Santa and his elves\, gift shop discounts and the spectacular Festival of Trees. Most importantly\, come vote for your favorite holiday tree! \n-Location: Museum of Aviation Eagle Bldg. – Rotunda\n-Cost is $25/each\n-Light hors d’oeuvres\n-Cash bar\n-Tree Sponsors – 2 free entry tickets\n-Music playing throughout the affair\n-Gift Shop will be open with a 10% discount\n-One free vote for best tree to each attendee\n-Attire: (Holiday) Business Casua
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/festival-of-trees-reception/
LOCATION:Museum of Aviation\, 1942 Heritage Boulevard\, Warner Robins\, GA\, 31098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Museum of Aviation
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231212T170000
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SUMMARY:Covered Wagon Country Buffet
DESCRIPTION:WWII Flight Training Museum Speaks to the local Rotatory Club about the Georgia WWII Heritage Trail
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/covered-wagon-country-buffet/
LOCATION:Covered Wagon Country Buffet\, 2639 US Highway 441 S\, Douglas\, GA\, 31535\, United States
CATEGORIES:World War II Flight Training Museum
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SUMMARY:Sgt. Dinwiddie's War Author Talk with Terry H. Irwin
DESCRIPTION:Sgt. Dinwiddie’s War │ B-17s\, POWs and the Belgian Underground in World War II\nBy Terry Irwin \nSaturday\, January 29\, 1944 — it was the day that forever changed the life of T/Sgt. Don Dinwiddie\, radioman on the G.I. Sheets\, a B-17 bomber on a mission to destroy Nazi targets in Frankfurt\, Germany. \nPlease join us to hear Terry Irwin describe the wartime experiences of his father-in-law\, 303rdBG radio operator\, T/Sgt Don Dinwiddie.\nWednesday\, January 31 | 11am | FREE admission to the program \nOptional LUNCH MENU: To Be Determined\nOptional Lunch: Join us for an optional lunch afterwards. $10/12 cash/credit for members or $15/17cash/credit for non-members. \nBooks are available in the Museum Store and online at shop.mightyeighth.org/books\nRegistration is required.\nPlease register here.\nContact 912-988-1835 or education@mightyeighth.org \nAbout the Book\nSaturday\, January 29\, 1944 — it was the day that forever changed the life of T/Sgt. Don Dinwiddie\, radioman on the G.I. Sheets\, a B-17 bomber on a mission to destroy Nazi targets in Frankfurt\, Germany. Hobbled by a bad engine and struggling to make it back to safety amidst enemy flak and German fighter planes\, the G.I. Sheets was shot down over Belgium. Aided by members of the Belgian underground\, Don evaded capture for nearly four months before being betrayed and handed over to the Germans; he finished the remainder of the war as a POW\, spending the last eighty-six days behind enemy lines on a 600-mile forced march. Sgt. Dinwiddie’s War is the story of the G.I. Sheets\, its crew\, and their fight for freedom in war-torn Europe. \nAbout the Author\nTerry H. Irwin was born and raised in Southeast Missouri\, a descendant of English immigrants that came to this part of the United States before the Civil War (on his maternal side) and in the 1880s (on his paternal side). They were instrumental in clearing the lowlands of Southeast Missouri and helping to create the fertile farmland that it is today. The flat farmland of the area was a perfect location of flight training airfields during World War II into the early 1960s. Irwin credits the T-28 trainers.
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/sgt-dinwiddies-war-author-talk-with-terry-h-irwin/
LOCATION:National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force\, 175 Bourne Avenue\, Pooler\, GA\, 31322\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
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SUMMARY:Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:Join the Douglas-Coffee County Veterans Park Committee and partner to honor and remember those who served and died for our freedom. \nIn the event of rain\, the program will be cancelled.
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/pearl-harbor-remembrance-day-ceremony/
LOCATION:Veterans Park at Douglass Municipal Airport\, 440 Elton D. Brooks Blvd.\, Douglas\, GA\, 31535\, United States
CATEGORIES:World War II Flight Training Museum
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