Grumman F-8 Bearcat | 
          Each summer, dozens of warbirds and vintage 
            aircraft descend upon Olympia WA as the Olympic Flight Museum plays 
            host to the yearly "Gathering of Warbirds" fly-in.  During this 
            weekend event, the skies are filled with fabric and aluminum planes 
            alike and roar of the mighty engines can be heard echoing like 
            voices from the past.  
             Aerial demonstrations and 
            fly-bys of the Museum's own collection of aircraft, coupled with the 
            strong presence of the Cascade Warbird Squadron and a substantial 
            turnout of visiting aircraft, makes this a truly wonderful 
            event.   Warbird rides were also available with Bud 
            Granley at the helm of the Museum's stunning P-51D "American 
            Beauty".  
             And although the event grows 
            significantly each year, it still hasn't lost the aire of the 
            small-town fly-in.  So if you find yourself standing at the 
            ropes of the flight line while the F4U coughs, belches and finally 
            awakens with a mighty roar and puff of smoke, you're almost 
            guaranteed to lose your hat from the prop wash... 
             
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              F-2 Wildcat & P-51D |