Monroe NC Air Show Honors Military Veterans
2011-11-07
Monroe NC Air Show Honors Military Veterans
I joined thousands of other people yesterday at the Warriors and
Warbirds Air Show in Monroe
NC. With brilliant Carolina blue skies overhead, we all enjoyed the
display of vintage airplanes from the World War II to Korea and Vietnam eras.
The Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport opened at 9am with the airplanes
parked around the grounds. We could get up close to see the planes that would
be flown overhead in the afternoon. Two restored planes, the Spirit of Freedom
and the Tinker Belle, were open for interior tours. The Spirit of Freedom is one
of the planes that took part in the Berlin Airlift. The Tinker Belle is a cargo
plane that flew over the Himalayas during World War II.
At noon, the air show began with four jumpers landing in front of the crowd.
Then the vintage planes began to take off with aerobatics and fly-bys. Four
hours of air show kept the crowd fascinated.
The Warriors and Warbirds Air Show is an annual event sponsored by the City
of Monroe. It’s held every November to honor military veterans. The Air Show
is Monroe’s largest event and quite appropriate for a city that has the largest
aerospace manufacturing industry in the southeast.
Take a video tour of the Warriors and Warbirds Air Show by clicking
the attachment below.
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Copyright 2011. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Monroe NC Air Show
Honors Military Veterans*