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Wings and Wheels: In the air and on the ground
Georgetown's Wings and Wheels attracts thousands
BY RON MACARTHUR
October 16, 2014
The restored World War II B-25 bomber Panchito takes off during one of its flights during Wings and Wheels. BY RON MACARTHUR
Members of the U.S. Naval Academy jump team hit the target in between runways at the Sussex County Airport. BY RON MACARTHUR
A crowd gathers to get a first-hand look at a Delaware State Police helicopter. BY RON MACARTHUR
There is plenty of horsepower under the hood of Dan Carpenter's 1969 Mach 1 Ford Mustang. Carpenter, of Lewes, was one of hundreds who had a vehicle on display. BY RON MACARTHUR
One of the most unique vehicles in the Wings and Wheels car show is this 1972 U.S. Mail Jeep owned by George Griffith of Georgetown. BY RON MACARTHUR
Pilot Jim Pusateri writes in his log book after landing at the event. The restored World War II TBM Avenger was an aircraft-carrier based plane. After the war, it was used to fight forest fires in Canada. It's now housed at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum in Reading, Pa. BY RON MACARTHUR
Colorful vintage cars are in a line at the Wings and Wheels car show. BY RON MACARTHUR
Like a scene from the hit TV show "MASH," a sign posts the way at the World War II reenactors camp. BY RON MACARTHUR
Pilot Gordon Bowers of Richmond, Va., gets ready to fly a restored T-28 Navy Trojan. The plane was used as a trainer for U.S. Navy and Marine pilots. BY RON MACARTHUR
A L-16 aircraft drops a small sack of flour in an effort to hit a target. BY RON MACARTHUR
Jackson Passwaters of Millsboro has his own jet to play with during the seventh annual Wings and Wheels Fall Festival at the Sussex County Airport. The event is sponsored by the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Aviation Museum.
