GALVESTON.COM: 17th Annual Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Fly Day

The skies will come to life over the Galveston's International Airport on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Fly Day. The warbirds of the Lone Star Flight Museum's award winning collection will make their final flights of the year over the field signaling an end to the 2008 air show campaign and the beginning of heavy winter maintenance.

Fly Day is an informal flying event known for allowing patrons to experience the sights, smells and sounds of the historic aircraft that defended freedom over 60 years ago in World War II. Flying is scheduled from noon to 3:00 with all participating aircraft flying several times throughout the afternoon.

Regular museum admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children 5-12 with children under 5 admitted free. Gates open at 9AM with flying scheduled to begin around noon. The Lone Star Flight Museum is located next to Moody Gardens and the new Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Waterpark at the Galveston International Airport.

For more information, call 409-740-7722, 888-FLIGHT-8 or visit on the web at www.lonestarflight.org.

The Lone Star Flight Museum is a volunteer, not-for-profit, tax exempt 501 (c) (3), educational museum, dedicated to the men and women who developed aviation to the science it is today; and, to the memory and spirit of those who flew in the defense of our country and freedom throughout the world.. This self-supporting membership organization derives funds from admissions, donations and fund raising activities. No State or Federal funding is received. All donations are tax deductible within IRS guidelines.

The mission of the Lone Star Flight Museum is to inform and educate the public of their aviation heritage and history by: acquiring, restoring to flying condition and preserving a collection of aircraft representing the evolution of aircraft design and operational capabilities;acquiring, preserving and displaying artifacts and memorabilia depicting the development of aviation; providing a facility for the proper display and preservation of the collection and a suitable setting for aviation memorials; establishing a membership to support the aviation heritage collection in the highest museum standards.