Thanks to everyone that came to our 2019 swap meet, and to all the club members that helped plan the event and set up.
We would also like to extend a special thanks to the Champaign Aviation Museum for hosting the event and donating the B-25 ride. We are very fortunate to have such an excellent museum in our community. There was a good turnout, and it was great seeing our friends from regional clubs.
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There she is: The Champaign Gal. Some lucky guy won a ride from the Champaign Aviation Museum on this beautiful B-25. |
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Museum staff and volunteers were working on the B-17, Champaign Lady, on the other half of the hangar during the swap meet. Where else can you walk among a B-17 restoration and talk to the people building an airplane? |
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Look-our resident YouTuber! Expect to see footage of the event on his channel. In the background, you can see the museum's C-47, which you can walk inside of. |
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Mike Barbee and associates from the National Association of Scale Aeromodelers were present, raffling off this awesome Ready-To-Fly Topflite F6F Hellcat. If you haven't bought tickets- you should! See the link to NASA on the right of this page. |
If you are an aviation enthusiast and haven't visited the museum, you ought to put it on your list! You can see aircraft under restoration and talk to the people that work on these historic airplanes.
COMING UP:
2019 ANNUAL LANCASTER HOBBY EXPO AND SWAP MEET
March 23, 2019 - March 23, 2019
Fairfield Co Fairgrounds. Vendor set up 7am, public 8:30. 2 lg bldgs. of airplanes, trains, boats, cars, trucks & plastic models. $5 admission gets you in both shows! Tables $10 ea for either venue. Bring your winter project for r/c model judging, trophies awarded through 3rd place per class. Bring your plastic model & enter to win the People's Choice. Door prizes, FREE coffee
Fairborn Flying Aces Swap, April 20, 2019 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM 7:30 AM for Vendors, Greene County Career Center 2960 W. Enon Rd. Xenia, Ohio 45385