Aviation Heritage Park Museum will formally open to the public on Saturday, September 23.
The event begins with a flyover by the Tennessee Pterodactyls, a team of highly skilled Swift pilots. The pilots are Don Abbott (Air Force C-130, Special Ops and retired American Airlines 777 pilot), Jerry Kirby (GA and Aerobatic pilot for over 59 years who is in the Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame), Jim Roberts (Air Force U2 pilot, retired American Airlines and retired operations manager at McGhee-Tyson Knoxville airport), and Paul Mercandetti (highly decorated Vietnam med evac pilot and retired US Air Pilot) These guys have over 68,000 flight hours and 212 years of experience amongst them.
The flyover will be followed by the ribbon cutting, program and museum tours.
