Media Release: For immediate release Sunday August 15, 2021 Media Contact: Further inquires: Nicholas Mather Jean Lauzon Marketing & Advancement Coordinator Executive Director (780) 451-1175 ext. 106 780-451-1175 ext. 102 [email protected] [email protected] It’s Back On! Open Cockpit Day Tickets are Now on Sale! Edmonton – Clear your schedules for September 25th as advanced tickets are now on sale for one of the city’s most high-flying adventure events. The Alberta Aviation Museum is welcoming back its ever-popular Open Cockpit Day this Fall. It’s the one day of the year where people and families of all ages can experience unique and rare historical aircraft up-close and personal in the pilot’s seat! Join in on the celebration at the museum’s authentic WWII air hangar and receive a full, unique aviation experience. Take a crack at air traffic management through the Eyes on the Skies exhibit and learn about sustainability and the biology of flight at the YEG Honeycomb Resident Beehives. Check out and interact with an exciting line-up of fire trucks, service transports, and military vehicles. Engage in family programming and exhilarating flight-simulators. Special guests include members of the Edmonton Flying club, 504 Blatchford Field Air Cadets, Vets Canada and more! Of course, no Open Cockpit is complete without the first-hand experience of sitting in the captain’s seat of a historical aircraft. The special return of this special celebration will see the museum open almost a dozen of its aircraft to the public. Whether it is to capture the perfect photo for your newsfeeds, or to channel your inner fighter-pilot, there is an aircraft opportunity for everyone! Catch a Glimpse of Some of our Participating Aircraft: Noorduyn Norseman IV Lockheed TF-104G Starfighter Fleet Model 80 Canuck Beechcraft Expeditor 3NM (Model 18) Canadair CT-133 Silver Star Mk. 3AT Bell 47G Piper PA-18 Super Cub de Havilland DH.82C Tiger Moth Food trucks, photo booths, and family scavenger hunts with prizes will also be available throughout the day. Advance tickets on on-sale now! SKIP THE LINES and pre-purchase your tickets online between now and September 24th at www.albertaaviationmuseum.com. Special event ticket pricing is in effect at $20/adults, $17/students/seniors, $15.50/youth 13-17, $14.50/children 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. For more information and the latest developments, be sure follow the museum on Facebook/Instagram/Twitter @ABAvMuseum or visit our website. ### @abavmuseum @abavmuseum @abavmuseum The Alberta Aviation Museum is an active community partner and stewards of Edmonton’s aviation history, providing a dynamic visitor experience and sharing stories about the role of aviation in building our community. .