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Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-In

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Will Rogers/Wiley Post Fly-In

August 12, 2023

Join us out at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch for a day of remembrance.  There will be fun activities for everyone to enjoy as we remember all those lost in small airplane crashes

  • 7:30 am – 1:30 pm

  • Over 100 planes fly in over beautiful Oologah Lake

  • Plenty of room for social distancing

  • Free to walk up close to the planes and talk with the pilots.

  • Food Trucks

  • Classic Cars

  • Bring your lawn chairs

Will Rogers was America’s spokesman for the new mode of transportation, flying.  Wiley Post was a piloting pioneer flying around the world twice and setting speed records.  Both men died tragically in a small plane crash in 1935.  Our National Day of Remembrance honors all those who have lost their lives in a small airplane crash.

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