27th Annual Salute to Veterans Memorial Day Celebration and Airshow Features Top Civilian and Military Aircraft, Part Three: Weekend Wrap-Up

By Carmelo Turdo

The 27th Annual Salute to Veterans Memorial Day Celebration and Airshow honored fallen veterans last weekend by providing a variety of military and formerly military aircraft for display and airshows lasting most of the day.  The Aero Experience Team was at Columbia, MO Regional Airport Friday-Sunday to bring the highlights to our audience.  


Part Three of this series features the sights from Friday-Sunday.  Highlights include static displays of aircraft and airshow performances by the Kansas City Dawn Patrol, U.S. Army Golden Knights, U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey, U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, Greg Colyer in the T-33 Ace Maker, Michael Kennedy in the BT-13 Valiant Echoes, Missouri Commemorative Air Force TBM Avenger, a T-28 from the Trojan Phlyers, and the Canadian Forces Snowbirds.

Special thanks to the Memorial Day Salute to Veterans event committee for their hospitality and for making our stay in Columbia, MO a pleasant weekend.