Posted on 11/10/2007 10:22:53 AM PST by Syncro
We want to thank you for visiting our website!
We plan on bringing some of the most prolific and beautiful warbird / air racer vintage aircraft to Petaluma to be hosted by the sponsors on Sunday Nov 11 between 8:30 A.M. and 2 P.M.
The sponsors are cordially invited to view aircraft up close and personal. You will have a chance to meet active test pilots, air racers, airshow performers, and veterans who have served our country to preserve freedom.
Between 1-2 P.M. you will have a chance to see these beautiful aircraft take to the skies for formation fly pasts both over the downtown parade and over the airport.
This is a "NON PROFIT UP CLOSE AVIATION EVENT" Donation proceeds from this event which feature exotic, historic rare military aircraft go towards paying for aviation gasoline, lodging , food and transportation for pilots and crew.
We cordially invite you to share the comraderie and enjoyment in the return of this exciting event to Petaluma!
Look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely;
Kent Carlomagno - event coordinator
Petaluma Municipal Airport history and directions
Petaluma Veterans Day ParadeFrom 1967 to 1983, Julius Forcucci & 2 WWI buddies walked the parade together.
In 1983 one friend died & the other was ill, so Forcucci walked alone carrying an American Flag in 1984 and 1985.
In 1986, 50 veterans joined him and the annual parade began.
Julius Forcucci died Sept. 7,1988 at age 94. During the 1988 Veterans Day Parade a riderless horse with it's stirrups tied to the saddle led the parade in honor of Forcucci.
Over the years the parade has grown. In the early 90's the parade reached 100 entries. The 2005 parade had over 60 entries with over 750 participants. The estimated crowd was over 5,000.
It is the largest Veterans Day Parade north of the Golden Gate.
Steve Kemmerle - American Legion Post 28 - Parade Coordinator
Petaluma is located about 45 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge in the southern end of Sonoma County.
Everyone within driving distance that loves old Aircraft and wants to see a great parade should come!
Great to hear of a Veterans Day Parade in California.
They still put on a pretty good one in my old home town:
http://www.poncacitynews.com/templates/290246431462042.bsp
Here is a pdf link to Pictures of Some of The Airplanes
Unfortunately, I couldn't get them from the document to post them.
No problem.
Geographically California is mostly conservative, as is the whole USA.
We just aren’t “noisy” enough.
There’s a lot of us in the Bay Area and we are quite active.
Just a few weeks ago Move America Forward and some FR posters (myself included) infiltrated Berkeley with about 300 Patriotic Troop Supporters to show the Marine Recruiting Office they have support.
Code pink was there and got their...ahem..."lunch"...handed to them.
ping
Thanks for the bump zip!
Saturday Night Bumpy
It was quite fast, 12 cylinder engine...really sucked up the fuel.
They say that for each hour of flight time it takes 3 hours of maintenance. Beautiful machine.
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