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Wings and Wheels celebrates 10th Anniversary
The World War II-era fighter planes and trainers line up on the airfield at the event. STEVEN BILLUPS PHOTOS
October 13, 2017
An Aero L-39 Albatross takes to the air.
Walter Koopman stands with his Matra Bonnet Djet 5S at the show.
Donny and Shirley Cagle from Harrington stand with their Custom 1958 Chevy Fleetside pickup.
Zachary Golson from Dover leans on his Custom 1960 Thunderbird.
Leah Xhilone from Ocean View proudly poses with her 1959 Autobiache she imported from Europe.
Standing with the first car he owned as a young man, a 1957 Chevy Bel Air, is Lou Collazo from Wilmington.
Standing with his Rat Rod, a mostly 1947 Ford, is Jack Thorne from Salisbury, Md.
One of the several planes on display was this T-28 trainer.
A look inside the rotary engine of a Beechcraft King Air.
This 1952 Beechcraft King Air was originally purchased by GM and used as a corporate transporter.
On hand to talk with the attendees was Lt. Col. Dick Cole. Cole, at the age of 103, is the last living survivor of the Doolitle Raiders who bombed Japan in 1942. Doolitte is joined by his daughter Cindy Cole.
Paul Yeager from Lewes sits on his Russian Ural motorcycle. The model is still produced today, and Yeager has the motorcycle re-created as a Russin WWII military bike.
Panchito, a B-25 Mitchell Bomber based in Georgetown, takes a break from flying over and around the area.
Wings and Wheels Fall Festival celebrated its 10th Anniversary Oct. 7 at the Delaware Coastal Airport. The event drew car and airplane enthusiasts from across the Mid-Atlantic to get up close to war planes, antique planes and plenty of cars. The event was sponsored by the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Delaware Aviation Museum.
