Airlift, gas

Ok, first, a quick gas update.  It’s currently $4.24, going up to $4.29.

Next, I found a schedule for the Berlin Airlift thing going on at the airfield next weekend and I thought I would post it.  I want to go.  They’re going to have a bunch of planes there, helicopter rides, the German fire department is bringing up trucks.  Caedmon’s going through an airplane/”big truck!” phase right now, so I think it would be great for him.  Anyway, the main URL for it is

http://www.usaghessen.eur.army.mil/ba/ba.htm

and here’s the schedule:

Tentative program

Main Stage

10 a.m. – Gates open at, 76th Army Big Band Plays until 1130

11:30 a.m. – DJ starts playing

12 p.m. – Parachute Jump

Gary Bautell MC Opening Remarks / 76th Army Brass band

1 p.m. – German Concert Band

2 p.m. – Candy Drop (several occurring throughout the day)

2:30 p.m. – New Born International Choir

3 p.m. – Waymond Harding Jazz Band

4 p.m. – Breitner Rock Band

5 p.m. – New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Choir

5:30 p.m. – Combined Gospel Choir Finale

Hangar 1035

10:30 a.m. – 76th Army Dixie Band

1:30p.m. – 76th Army Dixie Band

2:30 p.m. – Airlift Veterans arrive at Hangar 1035

3:30 p.m. – AFN Q&A with Airlift Veterans

4 p.m. – 76th Army Jazz band

Concurrent Events

10 a.m. – Gigantic Air Slides (available until 5 p.m.)

10 a.m. – Helicopter Rides (available until 5 p.m.)

12:30 p.m. – Story Time (German & English Reading until 4:30 p.m.)

1:30 p.m. – Kids activities Candy Parachute making (until 4:30 pm.)

Additional highlights

• Over 20 U.S. and German aircraft, including historic Lockheed Constellation and DC-2, modern C-17 (U.S. Air Force,) C-160 Transall (Luftwaffe,) military helicopters, private aircraft
• History hangar with historic exhibition of WW II military vehicles, uniforms and more
• Numerous organizations present, such as CARE, coordinator of historic CARE packages, Pilots Without Borders, THW, Fraport