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Tribute to a Fighter Pilot - Robin Olds - August 20th
A "Sierra Hotel Salute to Robin Olds" will honor one of history's most famous fighter pilots at Wings Over the Rockies on Friday, August 20th.
A committee of friends and fellow pilots are planning to re-create an old-fashioned Friday night O'Club atmosphere, surrounded by the F-4 Phantom, F-105 Thunderchief and other aircraft of the Vietnam War. Olds flew the F-4 in 152 missions as commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, achieving 4 aerial victories, making him a "triple ace" when added to his 12 WWII victories in P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs. JB Stone, Ron Fogleman, Dale Boggie, Charlie Johnson, Mason Whitney and others are among the planning committee.
Olds died in 2007, but his life is memorialized in a recent book, "Fighter Pilot: The 
Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds," by co-authors Christina Olds and Ed Rasimus. Daughter Christina and Rasimus will be at the Tribute event. The book has received widespread critical acclaim, re-counting Olds' colorful career, including his West Point days, wartime exploits, flying experiences and unique leadership style.
Olds returned from Southeast Asia to become Commandant of Cadets at the Air Force Academy. The Air Force Association of Graduates and West Point Society are also helping to plan the event. Olds retired in Steamboat Springs.
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Wings Over the Rockies Theater Now Open!
In keeping with our plan of expanding our educational goals, Wings has opened a new theater for the express purpose of improving the visitor experience at the museum.
The goal of the project was to create a space where the visitor could sit in comfort and view presentations, movies, or other productions. To that end the space has been designed with the most up-to-date components in mind. Featuring 80 theater seats with 19” of room, Blu-Ray capability, Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound and a 12’ wide screen, the theater will be a major improvement at the museum.
On a daily basis Wings will be showing its film Wings Over the Rockies narrated and starring Harrison Ford. If you have not seen this amazing short film your opportunity is right here at Wings. You can make sure that Mr. Ford’s very distinctive voice sounds very good in Surround Sound!
Scenes From "Denventure" 2010
The B-17 event "Denventure" has come and gone, but here are some pictures to keep the memories alive.
Flyabout - Monika Petrillo's Amazing Film of Flying Over Australia - August 18th, 6:30PM
Join Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum and aviatrix Monika Petrillo on August 18th at 6:30 for an evening of stories and film. Petrillo’s film, Flyabout, is garnering worldwide acclaim so you will not want to miss 
this chance to meet the woman behind it and see her work.
Born in Munich, Germany, Monika Petrillo moved to the United States in 1991 and established herself as a highly respected and acclaimed script supervisor in the movie industry. She has worked alongside directors such as Robert Rodriguez, Richard Linklater, Hal Hartley, Wolfgang Petersen, George Hickenlooper, and Tony Bui.
Her personal and professional travels have taken her to far-flung destinations like Namibia, Japan, Costa Rica and Vietnam. A life-long adventurer, Monika earned her pilot’s license at the age of 24 and soon set out to fulfill a dream of flying around Australia.
Flyabout tells Petrillo's journey of piloting a small single-engine airplane around the vast, red continent of Australia. Her father, a pilot with limited experience himself, rides shotgun.
As the only woman pilot in a group of eleven people, Monika sets out to experience the true freedom of flight above one of the most untouched places on earth. 
The idea of the Walkabout, a spiritual journey Aborigines have valued for thousands of years, further inspires her to seek an elusive spiritual experience herself.
However, a tight schedule, mechanical failures, sudden loss of visibility and unpredictable crosswinds keep her both too busy and too uptight. But what impacts her most is the unexpected conflict that arises between her father and herself.
Working as writer, director, DP, editor and producer, Flyabout marks her directorial debut.
Please note that reservations are required for this event as seating is limited. Reserve your seat now by calling (303) 360-5360 x105 or by reserving online under Connect With Wings which is above and to the right of your screen.
Wings and The Wildlife Experience Team Up For Fun!
Wings Over the Rockies and The Wildlife Experience are teaming up this August to help YOU out! If you renew your membership or become a new member during the month of August, you will receive two free day-passes to The Wildlife Experience.
The Wildlife Experience is also pleased to announce the opening of Globeology 3D! The Wildlife Experience is the first museum in the nation to use live-action 3D technologies in an exhibit. Visitors embark on a wild virtual trip - imagine being struck by a venomous rattlesnake without getting hurt or surrounded in a school of fish without getting wet! Don’t miss out on this unique and unforgettable experience. For more information, please call 720.488.3300 or visit thewildlifeexperience.org.
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planning your next party, fund raising gala or celebration, offer your guests
a one of a kind experience at Colorado's Official Air & Space Museum.
Located in the Lowry Community, this historic World War II hangar can
accommodate groups from 300 to 3,000 guests in a setting unlike any other
in the Colorado region. The 44,000 square-foot main event space is surrounded
by an incredible collection of historical aircraft and unique aerospace exhibitory.
For more information planning your next event at Wings, please contact Wings' Sales Office at 303-360-5360 ext. 104 or email us at events@wingsmuseum.org.
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