There was a great exhibit on the Berlin Airlift inside a vintage C-54 with a few volunteers,  including one woman who was in the British Sector during the airlift and had a few great stories about the living conditions. She was able to emigrate to the U.S. and you could here how proud she was to be an American..

Here are a few photos of the many aircraft and equipment on display at the show.

I enjoyed the opportunity to climb into many of the aircraft on display and speak with the pilots who owned, restored and flew the vintage pieces of aviation history.  And the military personal were great ambassadors to their  branches of service, answering the public’s questions and conducting informative tours.

It looked like the kids loved it too, as when else might they get a change to sit in the pilot’s seat of a helicopter or man a machine gun?  Their smiles said it all.

Images – from personal collection   © 2008 – Jon Rochetti 

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