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Collings Foundation’s Battle of the Airfield 2021
The Collings Foundation’s WWII reenactment and open house have been part of my son and I’s fall schedule since 2014. Usually held during the first or second weekend of October, they put on an incredible show using hundreds of volunteers and authentic WWII military equipment. In 2018 the Collings Foundation opened the 65,000 sq. ft. American Heritage Museum. It includes some rare pieces of military equipment, including a German Panzer 1, Russian T34, and American Jumbo Sherman Tank. It also has the only M1A1 Abrams Tank on display. During the event, there are plenty of volunteers to help explain the history of these timeless relics. There is also a nice…
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The Forgotten Crash
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The Forgotten Crash
This weekend’s Covid-19 hike was like a geocaching adventure, except the geocache was a downed airplane from the 1970s. Luckily, I had the coordinates for the crash site, which made it much easier to find. It is approximately a 1.5-mile trek to the site and only about 600 feet off the Appalachian Trail. I could not find much about the crash site except for a brief description on aviation-safety.net. The plane was owned by a courier service named Jim Hankins Air Services. It looks like they went out of business and was started in the 1950s. Maybe, when the libraries are open again, I will look for a newspaper clipping.…
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Collings Foundation’s Battle of the Airfield 2021
