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Wings of Freedom 2006
March 17 - 19, 2006
Sponsors:
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720 Sunshine Radio
Mike Schneider
352-351-2956 |
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Bently's
Restaurant
"Fine
Dining"
11920
N. Florida Ave. (Hwy. 41)
Dunnellon,
FL
352-465-5810
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Hightower's
Seafood & Steaks
"Love
At First Bite"
754
N.E. 25th Ave.
Ocala,
FL
352-622-8220
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Dunnellon Marine, Inc.
2784 W. Dunnellon Rd.
Dunnellon, FL
352-489-4600 |
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Ace
Hardware
11582 N. Williams
Dunnellon, FL
352-489-2430 |
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Citrus
Ridge Realty
9542 N. Citrus Springs
Blvd.
Citrus Springs, FL
352-465-3000
see Hal or LiL |
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Gary's
Carpet, Inc.
11990 S. Williams St.
Dunnellon, FL
352-489-8650 |
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Margueritagrill
Halls River Rd.
Homosassa, FL
Tommy and
Sammy
Welcomes
You |
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Larry
Ovitts
Palm
Coast Auto Restorations
U.S. 41 and 491
Holder, FL
352-522-0000 |
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A. V. M.
Advanced Vehicle Modifications
Wheelchairs-Scooters-Lifts
Paul and Nancy McGuckin
352-622-4467 |
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J.P.
Keller Construction
Custom
Homes-Additions-Remodeling
2836 Jaycox Rd.
Avon, OH
440-937-5026 |
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ALL Prestige
Automotive
309 N.W. Hwy. 19
Crystal River, FL
352-795-7000 |
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Mary
Weeks Realty, Inc.
25291 E. Hwy. 314
Salt Springs, FL 32134
352-685-2468 |
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Rainbow River Animal Hospital
20251 E. Pennsylvania
Dunnellon, FL
352-489-5121 |
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Carmela's Italian Restaurant
Dunnellon by the River
U.S. 41
352-465-1818 |
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Dunnellon Mulch and Stone
U.S. 41 and C.R.488
352-465-1100 |
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B. H. Gold and Diamond Exchange
We buy-sell-trade-pawn
746-7780
726-3344 |
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Team Spirit
Your
Special Event Wedding
and water
CHAMP specialists
352-563-5423 |
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Love Nissan - Love
Honda
2021 S.
Suncoast Blvd.
Chad
Halleen 352-628-9444 |
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Crystal - Chevrolet -
Chrysler
Dodge - Jeep
World
Class Dealership with Neighborhood Values
Homosassa
- Inverness
1-877-My-Crystal |
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Dish Network Al's T.V.
Antenna
and Satellite
Sales &
Service
11928 N.
Williams St.
Dunnellon,
FL
352-489-5676 |
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Adam Alpers, D.O.
Family
Practice
FAA
Certified Pilot Physicals
Immigration and DOT Physicals
103rd
Street Plaza
8602A SW
St Rd 200
Ocala, FL
34481
352-861-5444 |
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Richard C. Swanson,
D.M.D., P.A.
Complete Family Dentistry
1815 S.E.
Hwy 19
Crystal
River, FL
352-795-1223
THANK YOU VETS! |
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---Air Show Sponsors---
DAB Constructors
Park Avenue Bank
EAA Chapter 812Ocala
Dunnellon High School
Junior R.O.T.C.
Emergency One (E-ONE)
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Recent
News and Events
Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum
Acquires Soviet MIG-15
November 2007
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The Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum recently acquired this
Historic Soviet Block MIG-15 Fighter for restoration and display. The
aircraft had to be moved by truck from the Ocala, Florida Airport to
our museum at the Dunnellon / Marion County Airport. The move was
accomplished late at night with Marion County Sheriff's Department
escort to minimize impact on traffic. The pictures below depict the
carefully planned and executed move accomplished with the help of many
volunteers and donated services.
"Russian MiG." In American pop culture, that phrase has come to
symbolize the air power of the Evil Empire. Over the years, half a
dozen different MiG fighter models have bedeviled American pilots and
inspired Hollywood movie-makers. The one that started it all is the
MiG-15, the world's first swept-wing jet fighter. In the early days of
the Korean War, the fast, high-climbing little MiG, code-named Fagot
by NATO, came as a rude shock to the Americans. Armed with .23 and
.37-mm cannons, it shot down a number of B-29s, and forced the USAF to
halt daylight bomb raids. The MiG-15 was clearly superior to the
American F-80 and P-51 fighters then in Korea, although the American
pilots' superior skill and training helped close the gap. On November
8, 1950, an F-80 flown by 1st Lt. Russell Brown shot down a MiG-15 in
history's first all-jet dogfight.
Click the links below to find out more about this historic
aircraft:
National Air Force Museum Fact Sheet on MIG-15
WarBirdAlley.com MIG-15 Page - Showing this Aircraft in Flight |
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MIG-15
loaded on truck awaiting late night police escort to Dunnellon Airport |
Ready for morning move to hanger |
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Trip to Dunnellon Airport Gate |
Off
loading by aircraft crane at
gate |
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Trip by crane to hanger |
Click to see real boss in drivers seat |
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Crane lowers aircraft to tarmac |
MIG-15 pushed back into new home |
Other
Recent
Events
World War II PBY Fly-in and Car Show
November 2006
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Al Unser Jr. 1989 Indy 500 2cnd Place Race
Car with WW II PBY in Background |
Car Show with Entries from all over Central Florida |
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Member Dave Edkins buckles up for ride in PBY |
View from window of WW II PBY over Marion County
Florida |
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WW II T-6s flying in formation with PBY over
Marion County
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WW II PBY with T-6s in formation low over
Dunnellon Airport during a Wings of Freedom Fly-in |
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Past
Events |
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The Centennial of Flight Airshow was held in November
2003. Shown above are Organizer/Announcer John Gampp with Sponsor William
Bachschmidt of DAB Constructors, Inc. |
SKYDIVE WILLISTON provided the opening
act skydiving from 3000 feet with the AMERICAN FLAG.
Click here
for more Airshow pictures.
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Dunnellon H.S. Junior R.O.T.C. Class learns about
aircraft maintenance at our Hanger in May 2003 |
Wings of Freedom and Ocala EAA host Young Eagles introductory
flights for R.O.T.C. students
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Fly-In Pancake Breakfast in May 2003 |
Fly-In visitor celebrates his 90th Birthday with a
ride in Stearman |
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Collins B-17 Nine-O-Nine |
Jimmy
Leeward's P-51 |
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Over 10,000 visited Freedom Flies 2003, a vintage aircraft fly-in at the Dunnellon
Air Port, featuring the Collings Foundation vintage B-17 and B-24
aircraft and other WW II era aircraft.
Click
here for more information
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