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Welcome
The Indiana Wing of the
Commemorative Air Force, which operates both a Fairchild PT-26 "Cornell" and
a Taylorcraft L-2A, welcomes you to our web site. The Wing evolved from original Indiana Squadron,
which had its first meeting on Fathers' Day in 1979. In 1981 the
Wing produced in cooperation with HQ CAF its first air show at Columbus,
IN, which was was very well attended and is still considered to have been
the largest air show in Indiana's history. This was followed up
by a half a dozen shows that were organized and produced entirely
by The Wing, at the Mt. Comfort Airport just east of Indianapolis. See
our Air Show 1983 for what the airport looked like that last weekend in
June when the Wing hosted the Blue Angels and a large group of warbirds.
Aircraft
assignment update:
The
Indiana Wing has just been assigned a second aircraft, The Taylorcraft L-2A
shown below. This is exciting news as the Indiana Wing expands it
collection of historic WWII Aircraft.
Taylorcraft L-2A assigned to the Indiana Wing as of
October 2008
The Wing now concentrates
on maintaining and flying its PT-26 "Cornell" and L-2A
"Sentinel". The PT-26
came out of a 13 year restoration in late 1999 and has been seen at various
air shows in Indiana and surrounding states starting in 2000.
2008 Hangar Dance
Visit our Hangar
Dance Page for more information!
CAF Objectives
- To preserve, in flying condition, a
complete collection of combat aircraft which were flown by all military
services of the United States during World War II.
- To provide museum buildings for permanent
protection and display of these aircraft as a tribute to the thousands of men
and women who built, serviced, and flew them.
- To perpetuate in the memory and hearts of
all Americans the spirit in which these great planes were flown for the
defense of our nation.
- To establish an organization having the
dedication, enthusiasm and esprit de corps necessary to operate, maintain and
preserve these aircraft as symbols of our American military aviation heritage.
In November of 2003 the Indiana
Wing moved its operation to Indianapolis Executive Airport in Boone County, IN.
Wing
Officers for 2009:
Wing Leader - Carl Winkler
Executive Officer - Brian Miller
Adjutant - Paula Gibbs
Operations Officer - Robert Gibbs
Finance Officer - Bruce Cooper
Acting Maintenance Officer - Louis Soto
Safety Officer - Pat Gaston
Development Officer - Greg Mahler
Club Project Officer - Mike Bacon
PX Officer - Elizabeth Schell
Communications Officer - Dennis Schell
The Indiana Wing can be
contacted at:
Indiana Wing Email
This site last updated 4-5-2009
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Inc. except as otherwise marked. All rights reserved.
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