The Grimes Flying Lab Museum/Foundation:
Grimes Flying Lab Beech 18 Appearances, July to September:
July 4th- Urbana Fourth of July celebration (aircraft will fly at dusk ) - Weather permitting
July 10- Mechanicsburg , Ohio Summer Celebration parade - aircraft will fly to start parade - Weather permitting
July 22-23 - Dayton , Ohio Air Show at Dayton International Airport - Static display
August 11-12 - Thunder over Michigan Air Show in Ypsilanti , Michigan
August 19- Mid Eastern Regional Fly-In at Grimes Field (MERFI)
In conjunction with MERFI event on August 19,2023:
The Grimes Flying Lab Museum will be hosting an Anniversary Celebration event to celebrate the following :
125th Birthday of Warren G Grimes
90th Anniversary of Grimes Manufacturing Company
80th Anniversary of dedication of Grimes Field to City of Urbana
Weather permitting : The Grimes Flying Lab aircraft will fly around noon
Special items ( shirts , postcards and reprints of Grimes Times )will be available for purchase . Lunch and beverages will be available for purchase . All proceeds go to The Grimes Flying Lab Foundation / Museum
There will be an admission fee at gate area that day due to MERFI event
September 2- Waynesville , Ohio Airport - Aircraft will fly - Weather permitting
September 3- Ring of Fire Event and Indian Lake, Ohio - Aircraft will fly - Weather permitting
September 17- WACO 100th Anniversary Fly Over- Troy, Ohio - Weather permitting
September 23- Zanesville , Ohio EAA Chapter 12 event - Weather permitting
Other events at Grimes Field :
September 23- Vietnam Fly in event
September - Vietnam traveling wall
About Grimes Flying Lab Museum:
Located at Grimes Field in Urbana, the "lab" is a Beech 18 that served the U.S. Air Forces as a C-45 and was modified to a C-45H as a test bed for aircraft nighttime lighting systems. The aircraft was a valuable tool for engineers who worked for Warren G. Grimes - the father of aircraft lighting - before and during World War II to advance developments for safer flight at night. Grimes produced his first airplane lights in his garage in 1933 and by World War II his company had grown to produce lighting for military aviation. Besides memorabilia from Grimes' life and Grimes Manufacturing Co., historical and modern aircraft lighting products are displayed.
Grimes Flying Lab Foundation
1636 N. Main St. Urbana, Ohio 43078 https://n8640e.wixsite.com/grimesflyinglab or www.facebook.com/GrimesFlyingLab
Grimes Flying Lab Foundation is a a 501(c)(3) organization.
Grimes Flying Lab is Site #14 on the Aviation Trail
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