Tandem Wing Spring Fling
From May 18th to the 20th, a group of Quickie and
Dragonfly builders/owners held their "Spring Fling" fly-in at Iowa City
Municipal airport. The weather was perfect, and half a dozen spent the
night with us at the inn, enjoying our aviation theme suites and ambience,
as well as the easy walk to the airport!
In what was probably the last major role for this
grand old structure, the Tanden Wing flyers used the historic Boeing/United
Hangar -- slated for demolition this year -- as their base of operations.
Having stood watch over Iowa City's aviation scene for over 77 years, I
suspect the ghosts of United Air Lines pilots were smiling down on the
scene, depicted below...
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We welcomed them with open arms!
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The United Hangar never had a better group...
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Very cool planes...
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One more show for the old hangar
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