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Going to AirVenture 2011?
Chapter 237 says stop by and fly the Fortress!
EAA Chapter 237 will be hosting the B-17G Aluminum Overcast tour stop July 22 to 24 at Anoka County – Blaine Airport (KANE), Minnesota. Stop for a few hours or a day or two and receive avgas discounts, free food, deeply discounted room rates at a new Hilton, rental cars, etc, for those bringing warbirds.
Mission: July 22 to 24
Target: Anoka County – Blaine Airport (KANE)
Location: Key Air– Blaine, Minnesota
Airport North Entrance on Radisson Road NE (County Road 52)
Special Instructions:
B-17 Flights 1015 to 1315*
Ground Tours 1400 to 1700*
Pancake Breakfast each day
Barbecue Lunch Saturday
For B-17 reservations and inquiries, call 800-359-6217.
Flying your warbird in for the event or need a hotel room? Click here for the registration forms.
FYI – On media day, July 21, Tom Brokaw of NBC News will be doing a piece with a B-17 vet, Mr. Wohler, and performers will reenact his last flight in the B-17 before he had to bail out. The B-17 won’t be flying during this reenactment.
Hope to see you there!
Kirk E. Fjetland, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Tour Stop Chairman (KANE)
EAA 867374, Chapter 237
AOPA 03396989
kf@equatoraircraft.com
Visit www.B17.org or send an email to b17@eaa.org for more mission details. The Warbirds event is sponsored by EAA Chapter 237 (www.EAAchapter237.org).
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