Home Library of Planes Services Air Show Volunteer Contact Information    Home ● Air Show Date: Time: Place: Cost: Attractions: Sponsors: June 14 -Father's Day Weekend - Promotional Poster 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Legacy Flight Museum, Airport Rd. Rexburg, ID Free of admission Kent Pietsch, Warren Pietsch, James Terry, and local pilots from the area Arby's - Archilbald Insurance - Duane Yost - Larsen Farms - Ball Ventures - Riverbend Communications - Eagle Rock Dental Care - Teton West Construction & KB Concrete - Conrad Bishoff - Citizen Bank - Artco Air Show Overview Every year the Legacy Flight Museum commemorates Father's Day with a fantastic array of planes in the sky. What else could a father ask for but a day with the family watching at the Legacy Flight Museum Air Show. This year we will again be pleased to enjoy the fantastic flying ability of Kent Pietsch, one of the greatest sticks on the air show circuit. Kent pleased the audience last year with his great comedy routines, incredible dead stick landing, and by landing his 1942 Interstate Cadet aircraft, “Jelly Belly,” on a moving pickup truck. This year promises to outdo last year. In addition to Kent, we will also have his brother, Warren Pietsch who flies the Clipped Wing Taylorcraft and the Schnortenzumer. www.pietschaircraft.com Other great activities at this year's air show include a visiting North American B-25 Mitchell bomber the "Pacific Prowler". This is a twin-engined medium bomber that was used by the Allied air forces in every theater of World War II and saw active duty service for over four decades. The B-25 was the bomber used in the April 1942 Doolittle Raid, in which 16 B-25s, led by the legendary Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, took off from the carrier USS Hornet and successfully bombed Tokyo and four other Japanese cities without loss, first bringing the war to the Japanese homeland. Come see this historic B-25 fly at our June 14 air show. Also flying at our air show will be a Douglas C-47 Dakota, the "Southern Cross." This is the military transport version of the famous Douglas DC-3 airliner. Possibly its most influential role in military aviation was flying “The Hump” from India into China during World War II. The expertise gained at The Hump would later be used in the Berlin Airlift in which the C-47 also played a major role. The C-47 was also modified to become a gun platform during the Vietnam War where it was known as “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “Spooky.” All of the Legacy Flight museum aircraft are maintained airworthy, and most will fly during our air show. See the Library of Planes for pictures and more information on the following aircrafts: Our chief pilot, John Bagley will fly several aircrafts, including the legendary P-51 Mustang, “Ole Yeller”; The Beechcraft Stagger Wing; the Howard DGA; and the L-39 Albatross jet. John’s son Shawn Bagley will be flying the 1947 U.S. Air Force Bird Dog; the T-6 Texan, and the P-63 King Cobra, a very rare bird – one of only three in the world today that still fly. Todd Therp will be flying his Pitts Special, a light aerobatics plane that dominated world aerobatic competition in the 1960s and 1970s and, even today, remains a potent competition aircraft. Todd will also be flying his recently acquired Interavia E-3, an all aluminum Russian made purely-aerobatic aircraft manufactured in 1993. Dave Beck will be flying his T-6 Texan and his Boeing Stearman open cockpit. Danny Summers will be flying his Skyraiders and his Avenger. Jeff Driscoll will fly his P-51 Mustang, “Section Eight.” This annual air show will be free to the public thanks to corporate sponsorships from several local businesses. Please patronize our sponsors, thank them for helping make this a free event for all to enjoy.