The 93rd anniversary of a historic flight comes alive at Wenatchee Valley Museum's free event on Oct. 4th, featuring films and reenactments for all ages.
When I was a kid, I loved airplanes. I especially liked the P51 Mustang. Dad was an aerospace engineer at Boeing and on the weekends, he would do freelance work.
This event celebrates the flight Pangborn and Herndon took on Oct. 3, 1931, leaving the Sabishiro Beach in Misawa, Japan and, unfortunately, crashing into East Wenatchee.
The 17th annual Wings and Wheels in East Wenatchee takes place this Saturday. Trina Elmes, Events Director and PIO for the city says it's about bringing the community together and so much more.
"We also want to promote and educate our community on the significance of the first non-stop transpacific flight with Miss Veedol and Pangborn and Herndon...