One of America’s oldest operating airliners will be stopping in Evansville as part of its national tour, as the Experimental Aircraft Association brings the Liberty Air Museum’s 1928 Ford Tri-Motor, the elegance of early aviation, to the region on April 13-16.
The Evansville Wartime Museum is hosting the tour stop at 7503 Petersburg Road in Evansville. Flights will be available on Thursday, April 13, from 2-5 p.m. and on Friday through Sunday, April 14-16, from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Each flight experience is approximately 30 minutes, of which about 15 minutes will be in the air. EAA’s mission is to grow participation in aviation through flying, building, restoring and volunteer outreach, sharing “The Spirit of Aviation” and encouraging all who wish to participate.
The 2:00 flight on Thursday, April 13 is a Media Flight. Five of the ten seats on this flight are still available. If you are interested in being on this flight, please contact Drew Stephanie, EAA Communications Specialist, at dstephani@eaa.org or 920-426-6559.
Flights can be reserved now via EAA’s Fort Tri-Motor website at FlyTheFord.org.
