Labor Day at the Museum

After days of packing everything away to weather Hurricane Irene, it was a rush to get things back to normal at the American Airpower Museum in time for Labor Day weekend.

Washing the Grumman Avenger.


The museum celebrated the Centennial of Naval Aviation this weekend, with our Corsair and Avenger seeing action.



One of the highlights for me - getting a flight in the museum's C-47.





Jim Vocell, museum VP of Operations and Chief Pilot, was at the controls up front.



It wasn't just a joyride, however. The flight was part of the museum's D-Day Experience, where patrons get a taste of what it was like for the paratroopers who dropped into Normandy on June 6, 1944.



We also had a tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen, including a "Missing Man" formation flyover to honor Lt. Bill Wheeler, who passed in June.



As always, there was plenty of flying to be seen. Chris Baranaskas and Glamorous Gal joined us...


After wrapping up the C-47 flights, Jim Vocell displayed his versatility, piloting the museum's B-25 and F4U Corsair.