The Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum is hosting a Fly Day event on Saturday August 24th which should see a number of their rarer exhibits take to the skies, including the only flying original Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in the world! WWII-era German ground vehicles will also be in action. Below is the press release with further details…
Join us for a fun and exciting day of flying and vehicle demonstrations from the machines that operated during WWII. Bring the entire family for a history lesson come to life! See warbirds take flight including the Focke-Wulf 190 A-5, Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 (Emil), Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc, Fieseler Fi 156 C-2 Storch, and Hawker Hurricane Mk.XIIA. Take a photo in the American Half-Track for a $5 cash donation to the musuem! Painting tickets are available at an additional cost.
Schedule:
- 9:50 AM: Buses Start Running from Rockwell Collins
- 10:00 AM- 3:00 PM: 1/2 Track Photos ($5), Gaming, Kids Crafts, Caricaturist, Car Clubs, Art Unruh, IPMS, Face Painting, Beartiful Pallet Painting
- 10:00 AM: Doors Open
- 11:00 AM: Tank Show
- 11:00 AM: Mosquito Squadron Movie
- 11:30 AM: Viewing Area Opens
- 12:00 PM: Education Talk from Dieter Zube
- 1:00 PM: Planes Fly
- 2:00 PM: Viewing Area Closes
- 2:00 PM: Pilot Signing
- 3:00 PM: Event Ends
- 4:00 PM: Last Bus Departs FHCAM
- 5:00 PM: Museum Closes
Artifacts in Action:
- Storch
- FW190
- Bf109
- Hurricane
- Spitfire
- 88 Gun
- T34
- Hetzer
- Kubelwagen
- BMW
- German 1/2 Track
Presale pricing: (Available online – click HERE)
- Family $50
- Adult $18
- Youth $12
- Child $0
- Members are free!
Day of ticket pricing:
- Adult $20
- Youth $15
- Child $0
- ***no family passes for sale at the door***
- Members are free!
Due to Eventbrite’s new refund policy, FHCAM is no longer able to offer refunds for event tickets.
PARKING:
Parking and Shuttle services is available at Rockwell Collins located at 11404 Commando Rd, Everett, WA 98204. The first shuttle begins operating at 9:45am and the last shuttle departs the museum at 4:00pm. Catch your bus back to the parking lot at the end of the FHCAM driveway where it dropped you off.
PAINTING:
Create your own unique souvenir! Choose one of two paintings to make your own. For this class we will be painting on homemade wood pallets that are 10.5X16. You will receive step by step instruction by local artist Elani Moody your painting. However, artistic free spirits are welcome to enhance their painting or choose other colors if they so wish. Everything you need to create your masterpiece will be provided for you. Including the use of an apron. Painting tickets are an additional $40, must be purchased in advance and will not be available at the door. Register soon spaces are limited – email [email protected] for painting payment and to hold your spot.
Richard Mallory Allnutt's aviation passion ignited at the 1974 Farnborough Airshow. Raised in 1970s Britain, he was immersed in WWII aviation lore. Moving to Washington DC, he frequented the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum, meeting aviation legends.
After grad school, Richard worked for Lockheed-Martin but stayed devoted to aviation, volunteering at museums and honing his photography skills. In 2013, he became the founding editor of Warbirds News, now Vintage Aviation News. With around 800 articles written, he focuses on supporting grassroots aviation groups.
Richard values the connections made in the aviation community and is proud to help grow Vintage Aviation News.
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