Free Open House

This Saturday there will be a Fly-in at Meacham Field in honor of its birthday and the 100th year celebration of aviation in Texas. The first airplane was bolted together and flown in Jan 1911 at and old racetrack that was located behind what is now the Montgomery Plaza Complex on 7th Street. (used to be Montgomery Wards).

Sunday there is an open house at the Veterans Memorial Air Park located at 5500 Ross Ave. That is at the corner of Long and Ross Ave. South end of the Meacham Field (access from Long) and west of Main Street about two blocks. The dead giveaway is the 20 airplanes out on the lawn. There are some pretty nifty artifacts inside including a T-38 cockpit training that anyone can crawl into and let their imaginations go wild, and practice bomb recovered from Sid Richardson Scout reservation. There are free aviation activity CD s available – targeted for kids 6 to 11. Just ask for one. There is also a free patch for all the kids. Normally there is a small fee, but this Sunday it is free. The fly-in (about 20 aircraft) ia also free, but it is located n the ramp at the Meacham terminal from 2 til 4 PM.

A couple of fun free events less than an hour away from Arlington.

See attached flyer:

See www.facmuseum.org

Have a fine Aviation Day.