Airport Day allows public to take flight
NORWICH – Air force squadrons from around New York State flew into Norwich on Saturday to preserve United States aircraft history and inspire others to learn how to fly.
From 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. airplanes filled the Lt. Warren E. Eaton airport, and certain groups, like the Buffalo Heritage Squadron and EEA Young Eagles invited guests to take a look at the Norwich area––with a bird’s-eye-view.
“We love being able to get people into the sky,” said Buffalo Heritage Squadron Operations Officer Greg Barnhard.
Barnhard said the squadron is a not-for-profit organization based out of Akron, NY with the goal of sharing United States aircraft history and keeping its 1943 SNJ-4 plane in the sky.
He said the group enjoys events like Chenango County’s Airport Community Day, because it allows individuals to fly in a vintage plane with military history.
He added several veterans attended the event, and took a ride in the Buffalo Heritage Squadron plane.
One of the veterans who flew in the plane was Jerry Foote, an air-force veteran and commercial pilot.
“It was a great experience. The pilot was professional and they even let me take control of the plan for awhile,” Foote said.
The squadron is currently taking membership applications, and anyone interested in joining may apply at www.buffaloheritagesquadron.org/join.
Another not-for-profit group participating in the event were the EAA Young Eagles, founded in 1992 and based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The EEA Young Eagles squadron has been active in the flying community for over 25 years, and its mission is to inspire youths to learn to fly.
To accomplish this goal, the group allows youths ages eight-to-17 to ride in their airplane for free, and on Saturday it took 69 kids up into the sky.
Two million youths had seen the air by 2016, thanks to the EEA Young Eagles, and another 100,000 have flown since then.
According to the Young Eagles’ program description, “It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation.”
Pictured: The Buffalo Heritage Squadron after landing its SNJ-4 air plane in the Lt. Warren E. Eaton airport. (Zachary Meseck Photo)
From 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. airplanes filled the Lt. Warren E. Eaton airport, and certain groups, like the Buffalo Heritage Squadron and EEA Young Eagles invited guests to take a look at the Norwich area––with a bird’s-eye-view.
“We love being able to get people into the sky,” said Buffalo Heritage Squadron Operations Officer Greg Barnhard.
Barnhard said the squadron is a not-for-profit organization based out of Akron, NY with the goal of sharing United States aircraft history and keeping its 1943 SNJ-4 plane in the sky.
He said the group enjoys events like Chenango County’s Airport Community Day, because it allows individuals to fly in a vintage plane with military history.
He added several veterans attended the event, and took a ride in the Buffalo Heritage Squadron plane.
One of the veterans who flew in the plane was Jerry Foote, an air-force veteran and commercial pilot.
“It was a great experience. The pilot was professional and they even let me take control of the plan for awhile,” Foote said.
The squadron is currently taking membership applications, and anyone interested in joining may apply at www.buffaloheritagesquadron.org/join.
Another not-for-profit group participating in the event were the EAA Young Eagles, founded in 1992 and based in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
The EEA Young Eagles squadron has been active in the flying community for over 25 years, and its mission is to inspire youths to learn to fly.
To accomplish this goal, the group allows youths ages eight-to-17 to ride in their airplane for free, and on Saturday it took 69 kids up into the sky.
Two million youths had seen the air by 2016, thanks to the EEA Young Eagles, and another 100,000 have flown since then.
According to the Young Eagles’ program description, “It’s the only program of its kind, with the sole mission to introduce and inspire kids in the world of aviation.”
Pictured: The Buffalo Heritage Squadron after landing its SNJ-4 air plane in the Lt. Warren E. Eaton airport. (Zachary Meseck Photo)
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