The Sky’s the Limit for Fun and Adventure

Greene County, Pennsylvania will be soaring with excitement August 19-20, 2023 when the annual event known as Aviation Days returns, once again offering a two-day festival of sky-high fun!

Those who attend the wildly popular event will be thrilled with a wide array of activities on land and in the air that are guaranteed to entertain everyone, from the youngest of airplane aficionados to the men and women of all ages who share a love of everything related to flying the friendly skies.

Aviation Days 2023 will take place at the county’s historic airport, located just off of Interstate 79. The event will once again feature an array of airplane rides ranging from standard to biplane to Young Eagles. The EAA Young Eagles gives interested young people, ages 8 to 17, an opportunity to go flying in a general aviation airplane for free! Online registration is available now to secure a Young Eagle flight on Saturday, August 19.

There will also be helicopter rides offered throughout the weekend, as well as Stearman biplane rides with loops and rolls and you-fly-it experience flights. The weekend will also feature vintage aircraft displays, a kids’ area that will provide “Plane Train” rides, games, pictures taken in a real plane, airplane toys and much more. And once again, event goers will be able to enjoy a variety of food and other vendors.

One of the big highlights of Aviation Days each and every year is the Candy Drop, which will take place at 4 p.m. on August 20. The history behind this candy drop is legendary, as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force by the name of Gail Halvorsen became known as the “Candy Bomber” after he began flying a Douglas C-54 and drop candy to hungry children in Berlin. Learn more about this amazing story.

Another special attraction will make its debut at Aviation Days this year. A 1942 Douglas C-53 from Vintage Wings Inc. also known as “Beach City Baby” will offer more than a silent and empty cabin, but a step into the past. The C-53’s cabin and flight compartments are a time capsule of the past with examples of the different configurations in its history that tell the roles the aircraft played in winning World War II. The aircraft’s crew will be in period uniforms to bring the experience to life.

S.O.A.R. of Greene County, which was established by local volunteers to promote the Greene County Airport, coordinates an array of events and programs throughout the year to foster awareness and interest in all things aviation. Aviation Days is their largest event and a unique celebration of aviation that everyone should experience at least once!