Salute to Veterans Corporation invites the public to their two-day airshow at Columbia Regional Airport over Memorial Day weekend on May 26-27 from 9 a.m. to 4 pm.

There is free admission and parking.

DEMO TEAMS, AIRCRAFT, AND EVENTS
US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II Tactical Demonstration – returning after eight years
AND flying a Heritage Flight with a Curtiss P-40N Warhawk
United States Army Black Daggers Parachute Team
Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Team: The Skyhawks
US Air Force Wings of Blue Skydiving Team – for the first time
WWII de Havilland Vampire aerobatic demonstration
Lockheed T-33 ‘Shooting Star’ aerobatic demonstration
1948 AD-1 Skyraider aerobatic demonstration
Trojan Phlyers T-28 aerobatic demonstration team
T-6 “Radial Velocity” Reno Racer – winner of the National Championship Air Races
WWI Kansas City Dawn Patrol – 19 planes flying and on display
WWI Curtiss Jenny - flying and on display – 100th anniversary flight! MU Joint Services Drill Team

STATIC DISPLAYS OPEN FOR TOURS
USN VP-30 P-3C Orion
USN VP-30 P-8 Poseidon – for the first time
STATIC DISPLAYS
WWII Piper L-4 Grasshopper
Cessna L-19 Bird Dog
WWII P-51 Mustang
C-172 Cessna
T-6 Texan II
Supermarine Seafire Mk. XV

MILITARY RECRUITING ASSETS
Air Force Special Ops Air Commando Experience (ACE) - the newest Air Force recruiting asset

OTHER HEADLINING EVENTS

Annual Honored Guests and Volunteers Banquet in Southwell Arena at Columbia College Saturday, May 26 at 5:30 p.m. Check the website for details and to purchase tickets.

Wreath-laying Ceremony on Memorial Day, May 28 at the Boone County Courthouse, at 9 a.m.

30th Annual Salute To Veterans Parade on Memorial Day, May 28th, 2018, starting at 10 a.m. in downtown Columbia and ending at Columbia College R. Marvin Owens Soccer Stadium.

The Salute to the Armed Forces Celebration at Columbia College will feature the arrival from the skies of the USA Black Daggers and Canadian Forces Skyhawks Parachute Teams.

For additional information, visit the website at www.salute.org.

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