The great weather is here, and Memorial Day generally marks the beginning of serious parade season for us. We were thrilled to have been invited to this year’s North Providence Memorial Day Parade for the first time, and were proud that our floats (the Korean War-era F9F Panther and our scale model of the USS… Continue reading Project Floats Win First and Second Prize in N. Providence Memorial Day Parade
Category: Events
Navy League Sea-Air-Space Expo 2013: Report from Project President Frank Lennon
Representatives and leadership from the project attended the Navy League’s Exposition from April 7-10, 2013. Our participation in this event was productive and well-received, both by the Navy and the defense industry. Our location could not have been better; our 14-foot model and exhibit was located at the base of the escalator used by all show attendees to access the exhibit hall. Everyone entering or leaving the hall had to pass by us.
10th Annual RI Aviation Hall of Fame Dinner to be held Saturday, November 17, 2012
We are pleased to announce our annual sell-out event has moved to a newer, larger location in Cranston, RI, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. We are looking forward to another year of celebrating Rhode Island’s rich place in aviation history. For more information, please visit RIAHOF.org.
USS JFK Project Info Tent at Quonset Air Show, Which Drew 45,000 People
As we do every year, staff and volunteers of the USS John F. Kennedy Project set up an information tent at the 20th Annual RI National Guard Air Show at Quonset Airport. We also brought along our scale model of Big John, always a big hit with the crowd.
“Ted Williams Airplane” to be in Bristol 4th of July Parade
On July 4th, Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame’s USS John F. Kennedy Project will feature a special kind of “float”–an F9F Panther jet fighter, the same type flown in combat by Red Sox legend Ted Williams during the Korean War. The restoration effort is endorsed by the Boston Red Sox, and has been supported… Continue reading “Ted Williams Airplane” to be in Bristol 4th of July Parade