District VII Report - 2004/04
National Air Tour reenactment
This past September I was privileged to attend the finish of the reenactment of the 1920s National Air Tour. Greg Herrick, a man from Minnesota who heads the Aviation Foundation of America, put the tour together.
Greg owns roughly 40 of these historic aircraft and has some of them in his Golden Wings Museum north of Minneapolis. I thought some of these shots would be of interest to readers of this column. For additional information about the tour, see www.nationalairtour.org.
Coulee Region Modelers — Mini-Airfest (La Crosse, WI)
Dan Roob, newsletter editor and secretary of the Coulee Region Modelers, sent in these pictures and a report.
August 17, 2003, was the seventh annual Mini-Airfest, held at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Highlights included:
- 32 pilots in attendance (one came all the way from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands)
- A full complement of flying types, including helicopters, 3-D, and Electric Combat
- Young pilots' glider flights, which were the highlight of the program
Al Bushed, a local general contractor, donated 120 gliders to visiting children older than eight. Although no admission or landing fees were charged, the club accepted donations and nearly $1,000 was raised for the Children’s Miracle Network.
This is a reminder that this is your column and I can't be everywhere at the same time. If you have an event, please send pictures and information to me at the address in the header.
In the meantime, fly safely, have fun, and introduce a youngster to our hobby.
C.A.V.U.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
