Warbirds to help wounded veterans
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Paul Crowley, head mechanic for Trudeau Warbird Enterprises, tightens up a fitting on a T-28 military plane at one of the business' hangars at the Punta Gorda Airport. The plane, which is undergoing an annual inspection, represents an example of the type to be displayed next weekend at Warbird Weekend.
SUN FILE PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Graham Foster prepares to take a History Flight ride in a Stearman biplane during Warbird Weekend last year. The ride was a Christmas gift from his wife Dianna.
SUN FILE PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Graham Foster prepares to take a History Flight ride in a Stearman biplane during Warbird Weekend last year. The ride was a Christmas gift from his wife Dianna.
SUN FILE PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Jim "Pappy" Goolsby of Crescent Beach, Fla., taxis in his Chinese CJ6 Sea Sparrow after performing a flyby in a squadron as part of Warbird Weekend last year.
SUN FILE PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Jim "Pappy" Goolsby of Crescent Beach, Fla., taxis in his Chinese CJ6 Sea Sparrow after performing a flyby in a squadron as part of Warbird Weekend last year.
The pilots of some
50 vintage war planes will be flying to Punta Gorda Airport at their own expense next weekend to support groups that help wounded veterans and honor those who sacrificed life and limb for their country.
And that mission is especially dear to Jamie Trudeau, one of the organizers of the fourth annual Warbird Weekend, and his family, which owns the Trudeau Warbird Enterprises at the airport.
