Name: Beaver Island Fly-In draws C-130s, sixty aircraft, and community fundraising in 1998
Start: 1998-09-12
End: 1998-09-12
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1998-09-12
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationcommunityfundraisingemergency-managementcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September 12, 1998 Beaver Island Fly-In featured two C-130 Hercules aircraft from Selfridge Air Force Base’s Michigan Air National Guard wing and drew sixty aircraft. Community volunteers, businesses, Island Airways, and a quilt raffle supported the event and its beneficiaries.

The September issue announced the event in advance with a rain date, food vendors, aircraft displays, pilot awards, local crafts, and an aviation-quilt raffle benefiting the Preservation Association’s Community House project.

Evidence limits

The report is a participant account and does not provide an official flight log or audited financial statement.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, September 1998, “FLY-IN AT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON BEAUTIFUL BEAVER ISLAND.”
Announces the September 12 municipal-airport Fly-In, rain date, free admission, aircraft displays, Taste of Beaver Island, aviation quilt raffle, pilot awards, local crafts, and the Preservation Association beneficiary. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Fly-In announcement.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-09_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1998, “Beaver Island Fly In” and “Fly-In, from page 15.”
Reports two C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing, sixty aircraft attending, Island Airways demonstrations, volunteer and business support, $441.36 for the Fire Department and Chamber, and $416.40 for PABI from an aviation-quilt raffle. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-10_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, October 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Fly-In report and continuation.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fly-In draws C-130s, sixty aircraft, and community fundraising in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fly-in-c-130-visit-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1998, “FLY-IN AT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON BEAUTIFUL BEAVER ISLAND.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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