P-51 MUSTANG
Wings of Freedom Tour brings vintage planes to Minden-Tahoe Airport
Submitted by paula on Fri, 03/20/2015 - 4:40pm
Event Date:
June 1, 2015 (All day)
In honor of WWII veterans, the Wings of Freedom Tour will make a stop at the Minden-Tahoe airport June 1-3, 2015 as part of their 110 day U.S. tour.
Plans making the trip will include the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Nine-O-Nine," WWII Heavy Bomber, Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft" and P-51 Mustang fighter. This is a rare opportunity to visit, explore and learn about these unique and rare treasures of aviation history. There are only eight B-17s still able to fly in the U.S. and the B-24 and P-51 are the only ones remaining in service.
K-Tahoe hits the Minden-Tahoe "Aviation Roundup"
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/10/2013 - 9:03amNew KTHO morning show, Charlee Simons & Jen, were disappointed that the So. Lake Tahoe Airport "Lake in the Sky" airshow had to be cancelled due to the smoke from the fires, so they made it down the mountain into Minden for the Minden/Tahoe Airport "Aviation Roundup this past weekend. It was quite incredible when an actual P-51 Mustang taxied up behind them!
Tragic crash leads to changes at Reno National Championship Air Races
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 11:12amRENO - Following an extensive update on last year's crash of a highly modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno National Championship Air Races, the National Transportation Safety Board issued seven saf...
2011 Lake in The Sky Air Show
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 08/19/2011 - 3:01pm
The 22nd annual Lake in the Sky Air Show, considered the biggest and best air show in the high Sierra is on Saturday, Aug. 27 beginning at 8 a.m. and runs throughout the day.
You won’t want to miss the spectacular opening ceremonies Warbird ‘fly bys!’ And then get up close to several vintage Warbirds and military static display aircraft, including the Air Forces C-17 Globemaster, and the #1 rated fighter plane of WWII - the legendary P-51 Mustang. Plus many more Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marine Corp aircraft on display.
