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The Sacramento Bee from Sacramento, California • 71

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Sacramento, California
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71
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GUEST DAY SCHEDULE aerial demonstration area 9:00 Gates Open 9:10 Museum Opening Ceremonies 9:30 Parade Starts Off Base Reenactment of Ground Breaking On Base 10:00 Parade Arrives on Base 10:10 Radio Controlled Aircraft Demonstration 10:30 Travis Band Performance 10:45 Police Dog Demonstration 11:00 USO Show 11:20 Leap frog Jump Ft Ord Jump Team 11:45 US Coast Guard Demonstration F-111 Flybys 12:15 Tops In Blue Concert 12:30 Academy Drill Team Performance 1:00 Radio Controlled Aircraft Demonstration 1:30 Metro Catholic Band Performance 2:15 Missing Man Formation Flyby 2:20 F-16 Demonstration Survival Demonstration 2:30 Leap frog Jump Ft Ord Jump Team 3:00 Tactical Demonstration 3:15 USO Show 3:45 Travis Band 4:15 Police Dog Demonstration 4:25 Academy Drill Team Performance 4:45 High Performance Aircraft Departure 5:00 Guest Day Ends GATE -4 GUEST DAY Bowl in 1 985 will present a two-hour stage show dedicated to the Statue of Liberty This will begin at 12:15 pm in one of the main hangars There will also be Security Police dog demonstrations radio-controlled model aircraft concerts by the Travis AFB Commanders' dance band and 50 special exhibits in two buildings There will also be numerous old and new aircraft on static display ranging from those of World War II vintage to modern jets Some 60000 are expected to attend the giant birthday party and for those thousands there will be many food and beverage concession stands booths selling 50th Anniversary Souvenirs and the necess37 restrooms rest areas an information center lost and found and medical station There will be plenty of free parking in adjacent parking lots and those attending are asked to enter Gate 1 during the 9 am to 11:30 am period when the parade is taking place and after the parade through Gates 3 and 4 on Watt Avenue Guest Day hours are 9 am to 5 pm and there is no admission charge Attendees may bring their cameras of the 41st Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron rapid runway repair by Civil Engineers and firefighting actions by the base fire department There will be an equal amount of action on the ground The 21 -member Air Force Academy Rifle Drill Team will march in the parade then perform twice in the main exhibit area Also coming from the Academy will be a senior cadet falconer and his Mach II prairie falcon the Academy's official mascot The Air Force Tops in Blue military performers some of whom took part in the Palo Alto Super perform in the morning and afternoon will be a number of aerial in the late morning and Among them will be an demonstration a Missing formation flyover by two Delta Darts and F-1 1 431 st Test and Evaluation a US Coast Guard flyover and aerial passes based at McClellan dramatic tactical demonstration will involve an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft destroying a rescue actions by members PUZZLED? I have solutions that will make the pieces fit Call for info on IRAs Mutual Funds TAX FREE investments 969-6760 PAUL WAGNER usaf Ret Registered Representative Gore Horvath Inc 12344 FairOaks Blvd Suite A BrokerDealer-SIPC-RIA FairOaks CA 95628 McClellan Air Force Base is throwing a 50th birthday party and the people of the Sacramento area are all invited The big party is the 50th Anniversary Community Guest Day scheduled for day September 6 This is the Saturday nearest the date of the original ground-breaking for the base which was September 8 1936 A reenactment of that groundbreaking will kick off the Guest Day events taking place at 9:30 am in the main exhibit area Brig Gen James Hopp Air Logistics Center vice commander will preside over the ceremony which includes relatives of the persons who took part in the original event Among those invited are Arthur Dudley son of Arthur Dudley the Secretary-Manager of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce when the base had its beginnings His efforts had much to do with the Army locating the facility in Sacramento Also planning to attend is Col (Ret) David Arnold son of General Henry Arnold another original participant The Guest Day will be kicked off in North Highlands as well with a special Anniversary parade sponsored by that Chamber of Commerce starting at 9:30 am on Watt Avenue and Streets It will enter the base at Gate 3 and pass a reviewing stand near the McClellan Aviation Museum The opening to the public of the museum will be another feature of the Guest Day Interior historical exhibits as well as the airpark will have their formal opening that morning The skies over McClellan as well as the main exhibit areas will have numerous events throughout the day Two parachute demonstration teams will perform--the US Navy Leapfrogs from San Diego and the FfOrcf leam'i BoftfwfU Page NeighborsThursday September 4 1986 There displays afternoon F-16 jet Man flybys by from the Squadron aircraft by jets A most Congratulations to McClellan Air Force Base on their 50th Anniversary Congratulations and Happy 50TH Anniversary McClellan AFB Litton Litton Electron Devices 960 Industrial Rd San Carl 94070 (415)591-8411 r' Applied Technology Stmnyvale: Ctr.

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