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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 10:57 am 
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May 21 & 22 will see vintage vehicles and aircraft converge on Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, CT for "Wings N Wheels: British Invasion". We will be saluting the 50th Anniversary of the Jaguar XKE with multiple examples as well as other British cars and aircraft.

For us warbird guys, here's the scheduled line-up:
P-40 Jacky C, FG-1D Skyboss, C-54 BAHF, B-25 Panchito, Spitfire (Sunday 22nd only), C-47, C-45, Sopwith 1/2 Strutter, SNJ, Fokker Triplane, SPAD VII, T-28, PT-23, PT-17, Howard DGA, C-130, L-39, HH-60, H-34 Seahorse, UH-1D Huey. parts of the Stratford based FG-1D Restoration will also be on display. Sorry, pieces only as they have made some great progress since last year!

Orbiter Pilot Joe Edwards will perform acro in his T-28 and Billy Werth will perform his acro routine in his Pitts S2C.
Panchito will also be offering thier ride program all weekend long!

The VIP Photo Pass program is also gong on this year. The weekend pass (there's daily ones too!) includes Friday arrival day, Saturday and Sunday 5:00am Access to field. Behind the ropes ramp access during show, Night shoots on both Friday and Saturday nights with running aircraft and lighting provided, two vertical lifts for high angle photography. See details on website.
There is more pending and I will update you on them as they happen. They just got the website up.

http://wingsnwheelsct.org/

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:17 am 
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Great to see it finally go "public" Jerry! The Connecticut Air & Space Center will indeed be at the show all weekend with a smaller display for the Corsair Restoration Project, but we'll also have parts of the S-60 and Whitehead No. 21 restorations to showcase the multi layered projects we have going on. Were still working on the displays so it might change a little depending on what were able to get prepared by May. This show means the world to the CASC since were still not able to freely open to the public, so we consider this the not to be missed event of the year! We hope you join us and enjoy what will sure to be one heck of a show at a very historic airfield!

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Can't wait to be there! A great show with great people and volunteers. I really look forward to this year in and year out

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:46 am 
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Just got the small poster images in.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:55 am 
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How much importance does their lie in the markings on that Spit in the poster? :D

In all seriousness, it looks like a very nice event, with a great aircraft line-up, and I hope to see some photos of the show when the time comes!


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:03 pm 
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The "art department" guys came up with the poster. Markings aren't as important to them as design & looks.
I have to choose the battles I fight and since I'm too tied up with the actual aerial portion of the show, and we're so close to event, I'll have to leave it at that.
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I'm sorry Jerry, I shouldn't try pulling anyone's legs here. It's a very nice design, with a good layout of hierarchy and balance, and I definitely think it is eye-catching! Well done to the team that designed it! Thank you too for your efforts, in bringing these types of airshow events to fruition!


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thats a great looking poster jerry! :D

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