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MENTONE – The Lawrence D. Bell Aircraft Museum and Mentone Historical Museum will hold their annual Rotors Over Mentone on Sept. 6.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the museum at 210 S. Oak St., Mentone. Both museums will be open for viewing.
The historical museum has new displays put up since last year. American Huey 369 will be giving membership Living History Flight Experiences and Cleveland Helicopter Service will be offering rides, too. Food and Igloo ice cream will be available.
The program speaker will be Wil Davis, co-owner of Gary Jet Center in Gary. Davis joined the Navy in 1966 and soon found himself in Pensacola, Fla., for pilot training. He was assigned to “Hal 3,” which was the only attack helicopter squadron ever established by the Navy. While in Vietnam, Davis flew 425 missions and was awarded 21 Air Medals including one direct action Air Medal. Davis retired from the Navy Reserves in 1988 after 22 years of service.
For any helicopter pilots flying in, the radio frequency is 123.025 with call sign “Bell Operations.” Coordinates are N 41 degrees 10’ 17” W 86 decrees 02’ 33.”
For more information, call Marsha Scott at 574-328-2034.
