American Aero Services is hosting and open house on 16 February to see off the Colling’s Foundation fleet of aircraft. Times are 10 AM until 2 Pm.
VAC February newsletter is online
The Valiant Air Command has posted their February newsletter online. Lots of coverage about “Tico Belle” and their hopes to get it ready for the upcoming airshow and of their other in-house restorations.
New photos of Tom Blair’s Fw 190
Rival group vows to take over DeLand Naval Air Museum
By Al Everson
BEACON STAFF WRITERS
A growing rift between rival factions among DeLand Naval Air Station Museum volunteers made for a contentious annual meeting Jan. 16.
Some members of the museum were ejected. They moved to another place to convene what they said was the organization’s truly legitimate meeting.
MacDill AFB Airfest moved to 3-4 May
MacDill Airfest is being moved to the first weekend of May. The Canadian Air Force Snowbirds are going to be the feature act. They were previously scheduled to be at the Air and Sea Show in Fort Lauderdale but this so has been canceled to the lack of a major sponsor. Some awesome warbirds should be in attendance.