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Cavalcade of Planes 2012
We have all sorts of
exciting events, activities, and displays planned for
this year's event, and there's more to come as
commitments come in! Check back frequently as this
list evolves!
Dates:
Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3
Hours
(both days):
10 AM - 4 PM
Admission
(please note that admission is
cash only):
- Adults and
Seniors: $3.00
- 18 and under:
$1.00
- Children under
3: FREE
Displays
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New airplanes from
Cessna, Piper, Diamond, Beechcraft, Cirrus
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NEW THIS YEAR:
Light-sport aircraft (LSA)
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Pre-owned aircraft
for display and sale
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RC model aircraft
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Illinois Aviation
Museum collection:
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KC-135 cockpit mockup and air refueling boom
simulator courtesy of the 434th Air Refueling Wing
from Indiana’s Grissom Air Reserve Base
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US
Navy’s Jet Trainer, T-2 Buckeye
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US
Air Force’s Jet Trainer T-33 Shooting Star
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A4c Skyhawk, a Vietnam Era attack jet that is
currently undergoing restoration
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WWI replicas including Nieuports 11 & 12 hanging
from the ceiling, as well as a Fokker E3 on the
floor
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Two gliders (one wood, one metal)
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Jungster II, monoplane
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“Stubby”, our parade aircraft that was once a flying
T-33, and is now modified as a US Thunderbird
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Fully-restored Vietnam-era Huey gunship helicopter on
loan from Cantigny
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Vietnam war
re-enactment
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Will County
Emergency Management Command Vehicle
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Bolingbrook Fire
Department
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Fountaindale
Public Library Bookmobile
- Vendor tent
Activities
Rides
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Airplane and
helicopter rides by A&M Aviation
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Rides on the
"Breezy" experimental aircraft
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Cavalcade tours on
the IAM "Helo-wagon" (small donation
requested)
- "GroundBound"
rides for kids ($1 per child requested donation)
Refreshments
Entertainment
- Live music by
Scramble Unplugged
COLLECTIBLES
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