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SUMMARY:CAF Capital Wing Open Hangar Day - Culpeper\, VA
DESCRIPTION:The Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) will be h
 osting an Open House at the Culpeper VA Regional Airport on Saturday April
  29. The public will have the opportunity to take warbird rides\, view one
 -of-a-kind aircraft on static display\, see a helicopter demonstration fli
 ght\, visit the aviation museum\, enjoy a ride on a Ural motorcycle with s
 idecar\, climb inside a B-26 machine gun turret\, and purchase aviation-th
 emed items at the PX.\n\nWarbird rides will be available in a Fairchild UC
 -61 Forwarder\, a 1930s art-deco styled warbird which carries 3 passengers
 \, and a Boeing PT-17 Stearman open cockpit bi-plane\, as well as a TBM Av
 enger torpedo bomber\, the largest and heaviest single-engine bomber of WW
 II. Rides can be purchased at https://www.capitalwingwarbirdrides.org/ a
 nd any flights not booked in advance will be available on site the day of 
 the event.\n\nVisitors to the Capital Wing Open House will see two unique 
 aircraft that cannot be seen anywhere else. A Japanese Fuji LM-1\, one of 
 only 4 flying in the world today\, and a French Alouette II\, the world’
 s first gas turbine powered helicopter. The Alouette helicopter will make 
 a demonstration flight at 12 Noon. And it is LOUD!\n\nFor those who want a
  truly unique coffee table decoration\, the Capital Wing will be selling q
 uite a few authentic aircraft instruments: altimeters\, turn and bank indi
 cators\, rpm gauges\, etc. These are not reproductions\, but actual device
 s removed from warbird and civilian aircraft instrument panels.\n\nVisitor
 s can wander thru the large hangar and see the Vultee BT-13 Valiant being 
 restored to flying condition and view the artifacts in the museum. Outside
  WWII reenactors in full gear will have an encampment set up.\n\nThe publi
 c is encouraged to bring children and grandchildren who can climb inside t
 he Martin B-26 machine-gun turret\, ride in the Ural motorcycle sidecar\, 
 or go home with an airplane model from the PX.\nThe mission of the Capital
  Wing is to “Keep ‘Em Flying” to honor the thousands of men and wome
 n who built\, serviced\, and flew our WWII warbirds.\n\nThe Capital Wing i
 s a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and is staffed entirely by volunteer
 s. For more information\, please contact CapitalWingRides@gmail.com.
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LOCATION:Culpeper Regional Airport\, 12517 Beverly Ford Rd\, Brandy Station
 \, VA\, 22714\, United States
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