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5K
Space Race (7am-9am)
Run by some of the coolest planes
and jet fighters ever built! The race starts at the Air National Guard on
Perimeter Road. Registration starts at 7am and awards are presented on the
Base at 9:30am.
CT Air National Guard (9am-4pm)
- Aircraft Exhibits
- Meet the pilots and view aircraft up close
- Experimental Aircraft from AA Chapter 166
- The Hole in the Wall Gang Mini-Camp
- "Camp away from camp"
featuring kids crafts, face painting and fun stuffto do
- Pratt & Whitney
Screamin' Eagles Jazz Band The ever-popular band will entertain
throughout the day
- Tethered hot air
balloon rides 9am-11am
- Exhibitors include the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and
Embry-Riddle University.
- Refreshments served by local Lion's Chapters
Aircraft Displays
- B-52 Stratofortress
- F-15C Eagle
- AS350 Eurocopter
- UH-60 Blackhawk
- CH-47 Chinook
- C-21A
- FedEx A310
- Multiple Experimental Aircraft Association Aircraft Security Forces
- Weapons Demonstration
New England Air Museum (9am-5pm)
- Onto the Moon....participate in
family activities conducted by a NASA educator - Build and launch a bottle
rocket
- The CATO Rocketry Club
will be on hand to display and share information on their model rockets
- Discover the Apollo 13
exhibit and meet an Apollo engineer
- Pratt & Whitney
Women's council will demonstrate how engines are checked using a boroscope
- Refreshments served by
local Lion's Chapters
Connecticut Fire Academy (9am-4pm)
- Live fire fighting demonstrations
- Children's Fire Safety House
- Airport Crash Rescue Equipment Displays
Please
remember to donate to
The Hole in
the Wall Gang Camp
Frequent Shuttle Service is provided
between each of the venues and the parking lots. Pick-up/Drop-off
points are located near the entrance of each venue.
Handicapped Parking is located at the Air National Guard Base.
Schedule Subject to Change – See www.spaceandaviationday.org for updates!
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