Gallery Update: Candy Drop & Gail S. Halvorsen Aviation Center Kickoff Celebration

This morning/afternoon, my friend and I attended a small celebration event at the Spanish Fork Airport. This celebration is for the groundbreaking the new Gail S. Halvorsen Aviation Center being built at the airport, which will serve not only as a museum, but also for the advancement of STEM education, promotion of youth leadership development, and enhancement of local capacity for humanitarian service and disaster response. In addition, the center will be the new Utah headquarters for the Civil Air Patrol. This small event featured a literal candy drop by "Candy Bomber" Gail Halvorsen himself, as well as a little static display of aircraft.

Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen speaking at today's events!

A true gentleman, a hero of the Cold War, and a legend!

Gail S. Halvorsen Aviation Center Kickoff Celebration - Candy Drop

Gail S. Halvorsen Aviation Center Kickoff Celebration - Static Display

Preview:

Bell 505 JRX Jet Ranger X (N505XX) with Gail Halvorsen on board doing the first of four passes of the candy drop.

This is definitely something you don't see everyday!

AirGyro Tercel on display at the AirGyro Aviation hangar.

American Champion 8KCAB Super Decathlon (N14KF) on display.

Cessna 414 (N222BJ) on display.

Civil Air Patrol Cessna 172S Skyhawk (N786CP) on display.

Civil Air Patrol Cessna 182T Skylane (N259CP) on display.