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2012 Aeromodeling Expo
This year's Aeromodeling Expo is going to be bigger and better than ever!
Join Wings Over the Rockies for its 8th annual Aeromodeling Expo on Saturday, February 25th from 10-4. There will be radio controlled planes, helicopters, and even jets! Demonstrations of all sorts will keep you here all day long. There will also be food, hobby vendors, and some of the best scale models on the Front Range! For the kids there will be model “Make & Takes,” where kids can build and paint their own model plane to take home - all at no additional charge!
Normal admission rates apply and, as always, museum members are free.
Veterans Plaza - Runway of Honor
Wings Over the Rockies is excited to announce the launch of our Veterans Plaza Brick Campaign!
The Runway of Honor will be located at Lowry beneath the B-52 taking off and flying west. Bordered by runway lights, the Runway of Honor will be comprised of commemorative bricks inscribed with names of Veterans, aviators, family and friends. These bricks will forever link yourself or a loved one to the past and present of Aviation history and our country’s Veterans.
Express your pride -- celebrate, recognize, commemorate, remember, honor or memorialize a family member, a friend or an event. Honor people, who have achieved great things, touched lives, made a positive impact on our nation or provided the ultimate sacrifice.
Placing a personalized brick in the Runway of Honor provides a unique and lasting way to honor someone’s life and achievements to their country and aviation.
"There is no greater honor we can pay our veterans than to immortalize them for generations to come. We must capture their stories and cement the memory of their service into our hearts, allowing their spirits to soar on into the future."
Christina Olds, daughter of Brig. Gen. (USAF, ret.) Robin Olds
Click HERE for additional information on the Runway of Honor.
To order bricks click here.
Wings Over the Rockies reserves the right to refuse any requests determined to be contrary to the principles of the Veterans Plaza.
Wings' Iconic B-52 Bomber Gets New Home
On Thursday, October 21st at 11:00AM Wings Museum raised its massive B-52 bomber onto large pedestals. The operation was part of the bigger Gateway to Flight entryway that the museum is building. The lift was a joint effort between Ridge Erection and Winslow Crane with Brown/Schrepferman Construction as general contractors.
The day was marked with ceremony and remembrance by the museum staff and volunteers as well as dignitaries Mr. Tom Markham of the Lowry Redevelopment Authority, General Tru Eyre of the Colorado Air National Guard, Mr. Joe Vostrejs of Hangar @ Partners, and Diane Gates of the Gates Family Foundation. Ms. Gates sent the bomber on its last "flight" with the words "Wings B-52, you are cleared for take off." With those words twin cranes lifted the hulking aircraft more than 20 feet into the air to place her gently onto her new resting place 14 feet above the ground.
As a way to document the day Wings filmed the entire day with a time lapse camera. Please enjoy a quick overview of the momentous day. Click HERE to view the video. One of our great volunteers, Brian Olson, put together this great video of the day that shows some of the highlights of the lift and the ceremonies. Check it out HERE.
If you didn't see the B-17 when it was here, this is what you missed!
Click HERE to see the BEST EAA B-17 tour stop in the country.
