December 2009

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day Holiday Hours

26 December 2009

The Wings Over Miami Air Museum will be closing at 12 O'clock noon on December 31, 2009. The museum will be reopening January 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM and will be open again for regular hours following the Holiday break.

Have a Safe and Prosperous 2010!

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Quick! Procrastinators plan your event!

15 December 2009

Are you procrastinators looking for a place to have your New Year's party and find every place is booked? Wings Over Miami will open up their hangar and host your event. You can celebrate among vintage aircraft! A unique experience for your guests indeed!

Costs only include hanger usage and museum assistance to help set-up your event unless otherwise noted on event contract. All food, refreshments, or entertainment and other event necessities are not included.

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Yellowbird flies again!

7 December 2009

Wings Over Miami’s “Yellowbird” SGS-1-26 Glider took to the sky on Dec 5th, 2009 for its first outing since becoming a part of the Wings Over Miami family. Yellowbird was invited to the Ocean Reef Club airport for their 15th annual antique transportation show. Yellowbird was the hit of the show, being only the second glider ever to appear.

WW2 pilot Dudley Whitman donated Yellowbird to the Wings Over Miami museum in 2008 after over 20 years flying the beautiful bird. It was highlighted on the cover on of Soaring magazine in 2007. Yellowbird is a gem among the planes in the Wings Over Miami hanger.

Getting the Yellowbird back up into the air took much coordination and effort. Inspector Dick Osborne donated the needed annual inspection. The Kendall-Tamiami airport staff offered their full support to assist with the launch and retrieval. Airport manager Mike Handrahan and his crew kept the operation safe, legal, and smooth at an airport which does not normally permit glider operations.
Yellowbird was piloted by Trigg Adams and towed by Angel Delguy and Steve Diehl of Miami Gliders. Many thanks to all the volunteers donating their time and expertise for the weekend flights. It was exciting to see this fun plane back up in the air.

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Santa is looking for you! Join in Holiday Fun December 12th!

4 December 2009

Find your Holiday Spirit at the Museum on December 12th! Bring a toy and join with Miami-Dade College's Aviation Department and Wings Over Miami to brighten a child's holiday. There will be a fly-in with Santa and good times for all!

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