Family Day at Airbase Arizona Museum

Aug
13
Mesa, Arizona

Bring the family to Airbase Arizona Flying Museum Saturday August 13 from 10 am to 4 pm and be inspired! Special discounted admission is offered, $5 per person or $10 for a family of four with access to all ground exhibits and activities. Annual pass holders are free!

Come and meet 'Iceman' and take a photo of family members in front of a real F-4 Phantom jet like that used in the Navy's Top Gun fighter school (Iceman is a local personality resembling the movie character).

Take the challenge! Experiment and test the basic forces of aerodynamics in our technology challenge 'straw and circle airplanes' hosted by the Eloy Unit of the Civil Air Patrol. Go for distance - go for speed and have fun!

Overall activities for Family Fun Day include:

  • Kids Adventure Hunt -- geared for kids ages 6 to 12, a sheet of picture clues and hints take younger visitors on a mini-adventure to search for history and technology hidden in 'plane sight' on the main exhibit floor. Offered all day.
  • Aviation Technology Challenge -- hands-on activities for kids age 12 and under. Offered from 11 am to 2 pm.

  • Speaker -- A Falcon with the Thunderbirds: Join docent JK Wight to learn how one 'Falcon' among the Arizona 'Thunderbirds' provided pilots for the Royal Air Force.

  • Heroic war veteran C-47 aircraft -- see one of the few remaining aircraft from WWII with an actual combat record 'Old Number 30' that took part in the invasion of Sicily in 1943, and the rescue of hundreds of downed airmen in the Balkans in 1944.

Several aircraft are on display for exhibit covering over 100 years of military aviation and a 30,000 square-feet exhibit floor is filled with rare artifacts and stories of persons who served their country during important times in history.

The museum is located at 2017 N. Greenfield Rd., Mesa, AZ 85215 (northeast corner of McKellips & Greenfield intersection) telephone 480-924-1940. Free parking.

Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum
2017 N. Greenfield Road
Mesa, Arizona, 85215

More Info: https://www.azcaf.org/event/family-fun-day-5/

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