National Museum of the USAF - Outdoor Aviation Events

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The National Museum of the United States Air Force hosts outdoor aviation events each year (weather permitting). Here is a list of upcoming events:

	Freedom's Call Military Tattoo June 28, 2013 Join Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for its annual celebration of freedom! The event features live music, aircraft fly-overs and fireworks, and it takes place on the museum's back field. Gates open at 4 p.m. for pre-show activities, and the show begins at 8 p.m. FREE admission and parking. More information

	Giant Scale Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Air Show Aug. 30-Sept. 1, 2013 See daring acrobatics performed by model jets, helicopters and warbirds during a three-day air show of giant scale radio-controlled aircraft on the runway behind the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. This event is hosted by the museum each year over Labor Day weekend and is sponsored by the Dayton Ohio Giant Scalers. Hours for the event are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. FREE admission and parking. Note: Please watch the museum's website or social media networks for weather updates. View photos from past events

	World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous Sept. 26-28, 2014 Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I in Europe as one of the nation's premier historical aviation events brings the excitement and adrenaline of early air power to Ohio. The three-day World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous features vintage original and reproduction WWI aircraft, radio-controlled models, era automobiles, period re-enactors and a collector's show. This flying event is offered by the museum and the Great War Aeroplanes Association. FREE admission and parking. Note: Please watch the museum's website or social media networks for weather updates. More information View photos from past events