7th Annual Cole & Rita Palen Free-Flight Memorial Meet Saturday, JULY 30, 2011 - Red Hook High School

This year’s theme: of the - Past and Present

News Flash 3/10/2011

Hi all, We have finally picked a date for the meet! We had to move it to July 30 due to a few conflicts. We hope you can make it to the event!

2011 Event As mentioned previously, this year we will focus our attention on models of airplanes that have been or are currently part of the Aerodrome collection. We will also welcome models of vintage aircraft that have visited the Aerodrome at one time or another. Some of the aircraft that flew regularly at Rhinebeck, but were not part of the collection, include Dick Day’s , Dick King’s Pup, Mike Maniatis’ or Bill King’s Tiger Moth, and many others such as: Ford Trimotor, Grumman Wildcat, KR-21, Travel-Air 2000, Travel-Air 4000, Lincoln Page, numerous Fleets and Tiger Moths, Fokker (including Fred Murrin’s, Ross Walton’s and Brian Coughlin’s) various Wacos, Gustave Whitehead’s aircraft, AT-6, Pitcairn Autogiro, Albree Pigeon Fraser Pursuit, Bleriot, Hanriot, Curtiss Pusher, Short S-29, Demoiselle, Passat Ornithopter, Deperdussin, Wright Flyer, Wright Vin Fiz, , Fokker D.VII, Fokker , Sopwith Camel, , Thomas Morse, Nieuport 10, , R.A.F. F.E.8, R.A.F. S.E.5a, , Fokker D.VIII, Albatros D.Va, Siemens Schuckert, Spad XIII, , Morane Saulnier AI, Morane Saulnier N, Fokker E.III, Ansaldo A.1, Monocoupe 113, Monocoupe 90, Nicholas Beazley, Klemm, Spartan C-3, Waco 10, Pitcairn Mailwing, Great Lakes, Aeronca C-3, Aeronca Champ, Fleet, Fairchild 24, Morane Saulnier 230, Kinner Bird, Piper Cub, Taylor Cub J-2, Aeromarine 39B, Standard J-1, Curtiss Jenny, , Pietenpol, Waco QCF, , Lincoln Page, New Standard D-25, Tiger Moth, Heath Parasol, American Eagle, Nieuport 2NHowards, even a B-24 or B-17 if you are feeling ambitious!

Please visit www.colepalen.com for news on past events and other info about our annual Cole and Rita Free-Flight Memorial Meets, and of course to see some great photos and film-clips of !

Best, Tom Polapink. 631-813-5113