<h3><em><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>JOIN US for Food, History, the Aircraft - TRIPLE Fun!</strong></span></em></h3>
<h2>Apr 4-7  8am - 4pm
<span style="color: #808080;">Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque</span></h2>
<h3><strong><a href="https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/flight-experiences/fly-the-ford-eaa-ford-tri-motor-airplane-tour/ford-tri-motor-tour-stops" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0066cc;">BOOK A FLIGHT!</span></a> </strong> <strong>Or for more info, call 1-877 952-5395</strong>
Fly the Ford!  $70 adults (advance); $75 adults (walk-up);  $50 For 17 &amp; under</h3>
<h5><strong>Tickets are for a particular day, seating is first come, first served.</strong></h5>
Join us to celebrate the return of a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-B, an aircraft that helped develop the first commercial air service across the United States.  <strong>Bring the family and your camera; viewing the aircraft is FREE.</strong>

<a href="https://www.abqjournal.com/1244687/aviation-pioneer-makes-stop-in-albuquerque-this-week.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">See this article from the Albuquerque Journal</a><a title="Download TriMotor 2017 Poster" href="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Albuquerque-Small-Poster.pdf"><img class=" wp-image-1240 alignnone alignright" src="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/TriMotor_Poster_2018.jpg" alt="" width="262" height="189" /></a>

This relic of aviation history, affectionately called the "Tin Goose", was the largest civilian passenger aircraft of its time.  Albuquerque shares this unique history, serving as a key stop along the 1920's Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) route.  Still remaining are concrete arrows, foundations for navigation beacons which guided pilots along the route.

<span style="color: #333399;"><strong>History Presentations and Displays</strong></span>

Ongoing displays by the <strong>CCHS Airway Heritage Museum at the Grants-Milan Airport</strong> and the <strong>Albuquerque Cavalcade of Wings</strong> will highlight early navigation methods, New Mexico's TAT role, and remaining area beacon stations and concrete arrows.

Book signing by Robert F. Kirk, author of "<strong>Flying the Lindbergh Line:  Then and Now", </strong>the TAT's Historic Aviation Vision. Robert, and his wife Vicki flew the entire route, researching what remains and will be on hand to share their stories.  <a href="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Kirk_Presentation_Flyer.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><img class=" wp-image-1240 alignnone alignright" src="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Front-Cover-TAT-Book-web.jpg" alt="" width="262" height="189" /></a>

<span style="color: #333399;"><strong>FOOD and FUN!</strong></span>

EAA 179's Susie Reimer has homemade goodies planned, such as coffee cakes and cookies!  Hot dogs and fajitas, too!  All free!  Donations encouraged to support EAA Chapter 179's aviation scholarship fund.

<strong><em>The Golden Age of Aviation - an unforgettable experience for all ages!</em></strong>

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2133" src="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Picture-yourself-in-1920s-luxury.jpg" alt="Picture Yourself HERE" width="600" height="275" />

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2133" src="https://eaa179.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/EAA_Liberty_TriMotor.jpg" alt="EAA_Liberty_TriMotor" width="600" height="275" />

<strong>Directions to Double Eagle II Airport:</strong>   Take I-40 or Paseo del Norte west to Atrisco Blvd.  Follow airport signs to main parking lot (FREE Parking).  7401 Atrisco Vista Blvd; Albuquerque, NM  87120

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