Admission is free for this annual celebration of the airport that opened in 1934.
A big variety of planes will be on display including some very special ones just for this event with several World War II planes era planes like one of the few remaining B-17 bombers still flying. Also, by special arrangement, the fully restored DC-3 plane “Flagship Detroit” just as it was delivered to American Airlines in 1937, with its crew decked out in vintage AA uniforms.
Only a few B-17s remain in the air.
The Yankee Lady will be at the Crossville Airport.
The 1937 DC-3 Flagship Detroit
The event also includes food vendors, a bounce house for the kids, and $25 plane rides available, all made possible by a number of the event's sponsors including Dave Kirk Automotive, Mastercorp, Eye Centers of Tennessee, First Bank, Middle Tennessee Natural Gas, GRW Engineering, Wauford Engineering, LifeForce, Veolia, Selk Sanitation, SignSmith, Flynn Advertising, Highland Federal Savings, and Greg Wood.
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