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USAF National Museum Prepares for WWI Commemoration

7/11/2014

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​World War I aircraft took to the skies during the World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous in 2011. This year's event takes place Sept. 27-28. Photo courtesy of Bob Punch.

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The National Museum of the US Air Force in
Dayton, Ohio, is preparing to host a commemoration for the centennial of World
War I in Europe. The event, dubbed World War I Dawn Patrol Rendezvous, is set
to take place Sept. 27-28. It will feature vintage model airplanes, “such as
the Nieuport, SE-5, and Fokker Dr. I triplane,” states a July 9 release.
The museum has boasted it as one of America’s “premier historical aviation
events.” The festivities will include pilots performing precision flying and
participating in a flour-bombing competition, a WWI reenactment, and a parade
of automobiles from that generation. The museum will also have an exhibition of
WWI radio-controlled aircraft, games, simulators, and a collector’s show of
items from the war. The last WWI Dawn Patrol Rendezvous took place in the fall
of 2011, states the release.