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Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino Sponsors P12th Annual Wings Over Gillespie Air Show
repare for a historical journey as the 12th annual Wings Over Gillespie Air Show lands at Gillespie Field in El Cajon, 20 minutes east of downtown San Diego, from Friday, April 21 to Sunday, April 23. Presented by Air Group One, the San Diego
Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), the 2006 air show rolls out the red carpet for “ e Wings of the Silver Screen,” featuring the actual aircraft starring in the most beloved
aviation lms of our time.
e three-day event, sponsored annually by
Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino will take thousands of visitors “behind the scenes” of aviation lmmaking and
pay tribute to the real heroic
“Witchcraft,” B-25 “Tondelayo,” C-46 “China Doll,” P-40 Warhawk, F4U Corsair, AD6 Skyraider, A6M Japanese Zero, and P-51 Mustang.
Several of Hollywood’s nest will be in attendance includingactor,director,and Oscar-winning producer Tony Bill ( e Sting, Must Love Dogs, A Home of Our Own); William Wellman,
Call 888-215-7000 for information. Jr. (180 movies and TV shows including Lafayette
test pilot Chuck Lischer in his F-260. As always, several of America’s greatest pilots and crewmen from WWII, Korea and Vietnam will be found at
Ace’s Alley.
The air show hostess “Ms. Wild Blue Yonder”
will represent today’s military wives and Home Front San Diego. The venue will feature jumps and slides for the children, food and merchandise and live stage shows.
Admission prices are $12 for adults, $6 for military with ID, and children under 10 are free.
Air show parking is just $2. The entrance to the show will be at the Gillespie Field Administration Building, located at 1960 Joe Crosson Drive. Gates will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (619) 448-4505 or (888) 215-7000, or visit www.wingsovergillespie.org to buy tickets online.
men and women who have courageously fought for our freedom throughout history. Film producers, artists and stunt pilots will be attendance, and there will be a panel discussion on “Aviation in Film.”
Wings Over Gillespie Air Show Friday, April 20–Sunday, April 23 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
1960 Joe Crosson Drive Gillespie Field, El Cajon, CA
e public will have the opportunity to ride in any of the big bombers or the exciting open- cockpit Travelair biplanes. Some of the rare aircraft ying and on display include Northrup’s N9M
“Flying Wing,” the Stearman bi-plane last owned by Steve McQueen, B-17 “Nine-O-Nine,” B-24
Escadrille and episodes of Rawhide, Gunsmoke, Alias, JAG and Star Trek: Deep Space 9); and one of the stars of Tony Bill’s new release
Flyboys: aerobatic pilot and actor David Ellison.
For the second year there will be exciting aerobatic performances, this time featuring John Collver in his SNJ “Wardog” and US Air Force
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