by Stearman Fly-In | Aug 21, 2019 | News
In the fall of 1942, 1,830 women volunteered to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). They were sent deep into the heart of Texas to train at Avenger Field at Sweetwater — 236 miles southeast Amarillo, and 181 miles west of Fort Worth. To qualify for...
by Stearman Fly-In | Aug 21, 2019 | News
Airplanes are meant to fly. That’s what makes the 6-day-long National Stearman Fly-In, which starts here on Labor Day, different from many other warbird reunions. Most of the Stearmans brought to Galesburg are flown every day. They’re definitely not “hangar queens” or...
by Stearman Fly-In | Aug 21, 2019 | News
An airport breakfast is the traditional send-off for planes and pilots departing after the 6-day-long National Stearman Fly-In. The all-you-can-eat breakfast, served by the Galesburg Noon Lions Club, will conclude the 48th National Stearman Fly-In at Galesburg...
by Stearman Fly-In | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Dave and Cathy Shipley are expecting a lot of company in early September. They’re the owners of Tri County Airport (2C6), and will host an open house at their grass strip from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, for participants in the 48th National Fly-In....
by Stearman Fly-In | Aug 16, 2019 | News
Aspiring aviators are invited to participate in special children’s activities during the 48th National Stearman Fly-In. They are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in the Jet Air, Inc. hangar at Galesburg Municipal Airport. The event is...
