News Release
September 10, 2011
Stead Airport, Reno, NV. – Visitors to the Reno National Championship Air Races September 14-18 are invited to take a journey through aviation history to see beautifully restored testaments to our rich aviation legacy at the National Aviation Heritage Invitational. Rare planes dating back to the 1920’s along with the powerful warbirds are vying for the prestigious Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame’s ‘People’s Choice’ trophy is awarded to the owner of the aircraft which receives the most votes from the public reviewing the aircraft during the Invitational. Voting ends September 17 at 5:00 p.m.
National Aviation Hall of Fame Enshrinees will assist in presenting the awards
Sunday, September 18, 2011 between 10 and 11 a.m.
***Great photo opportunities!***
*Aircraft participating at press time:
Military 1943 Fairchild PT-19 (M62)
Military 1944 North American Aviation SNJ-5C
Large Aircraft 1952 Douglas Skyraider AD-5(A-1E)
Military 1967 Cessna Dragonfly A37A
Military 1938 Grumman F3F-2
Classic 1945 Grumman Widgeon
Classic 1954 Cessna 170B
Antique 1936 Rearwin Speedster 6000C
Classic 1949 Piper PA-16 Clipper
Military 1972 Douglas TA-4
Military 1944 North American AT6-D Texan
Military 1944 North American P-51
Military 1945 Chance Vought F4U-4 Corsair
Antique 1937 Spartan Executive 7W
Military 1941 Curtiss P-40C Tomahawk
Military 1950 Fairey Firefly
Antique 1937 Taylor J-2 Cub
Antique 1929 Command Aire 5C-3
Classic 1958 Beechcraft D-50A Twin Bonanza
Antique 1934 Waco YMF-3
Classic 1946 Globe Swift GC-1B
Military 1965 Bell Helicopter UH-1H Huey
Large Aircraft 1947 Grumman Mallard G-73
Military 1950 Cessna L19 Birddog
Military 1955 North American T-28B
Military 1970 North American OV-10A
Military 1970 Bell Helicopter Cobra
Antique 1933 Stinson Model O
Classic 1943 Howard DGA-15P
Antique 1911 Bleriot X-1
Military 1951 Cessna L-19
Military 1955 Beech-Nogle Mentor
Classic 1953 Cessna 195
Large 1951 Grumman Albatross HU-16B
Military 1951 North American P-51D
*Subject to change
We’re located at the east end of the grandstands next to military static. Come See Us!
Note to Editors:
- The National Aviation Heritage Invitational allows aircraft owners and restorers from across the U.S. to showcase their flying testaments to aviation history. As in years past, owners of 45 years or older antique aircraft, fly their restored aircraft into Stead Field on the outskirts of Reno, to compete for the coveted Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy.
- When not on display at the Invitational, the striking six-foot tall Rolls-Royce Aviation Heritage Trophy resides at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center adjacent to Dulles International Airport in
- Northern Virginia where the winning aircraft owner’s name and the name of the restoration facility are engraved on a plaque placed on the trophy. The overall winner is presented with a keeper trophy.
- The first National Aviation Heritage Invitational took place in September 1999 at the Reno National Championship Air Races & Air Show. NAHF enshrinee and former astronaut, Jim Lovell presented that year’s trophy to Bob Odegaard of Kindred, North Dakota for his beautifully restored Goodyear F2G-1 ‘Super Corsair’.
For more information on the National Aviation Heritage Invitational
visit: www.heritagetrophy.org
*The National Aviation Heritage Invitational is a Limited Liability Company
Contact: Connie May
Media Coordinator
(775) 530-2297
cpardew@att.net
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Some Photorecon pictures of past NAHI events.
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