International WWII Aviation Meeting 2010

66th Anniversary of the air battle over the Ore Mountains
Kovarska, September 11th, 2010
17th International WWII Aviation Meeting

UNREPEATABLE EXPERIENCE , LEGENDS AT ARM’S REACH
RICH PROGRAMME DURING THE WHOLE DAY,
UNEXPECTED SURPRISE

What can you look forward to? Everything what our Meetings traditionally offer and much more! 

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 Friday Sept. 10th, 2010:

• Classical music concert in the St. Michael Church

 

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 SATURDAY Sept. 11th, 2010:

• • Meeting with WWII veterans of the USAAF, RAF and Luftwaffe
  • Aerobatics Exhibition by the Champion of the Czech Republic - www.kopfstein.com
  • Historical war vehicles, army camps of Germany, US Army, Great Britain, etc.
  • Ceremony at the fallen airmen memorial
  • Presentation about air war 1939 - 1945
  • “The history path” – a guided visit to a crash site of one of the airplanes shot down on Sept 11th, 1944.
  • Historical war vehicles rides
  • Army WWII historical clubs presentations
  • Czech Army presentation
  • Competition and exhibit of plastic airplane and weaponry models
  • RC models show ()
  • Country music (www.country-pruvan.com)
  • And much more…
  

Extra 330 aerobatic airplane, piloted by Petr Kopfstein,
who is planning an exhibition in Kovarska on Sept 11th, 2010

News in the Museum’s exhibit area, flight simulators, showing of films with aviation themes, live country music band, Café Avion, etc.

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Exact timetable, proposition and other information will be published soon. We are looking forward to see you in Kovarska on Saturday Sept 11th, 2010.

Museum of air battle over the Ore Mountains, Sept. 11th, 1944
The village of Kovarska and Elementary school of Sgt. J. C. Kluttz 

To create an atmosphere of the event, we are adding a few photos, which were taken by our friend Matthias Leich in 2009:

The B-17 main instrument panel, one of the newer
additions in the Museum.

Goulash from the field kitchen – it won’t be missing this year.

Country music band Průvan from Žatec.

 
Convoy of WWII historical vehicles.

Air force and Army attaché of USA, Great Britain, Germany.

Guard of honor by the fallen airmen memorial.

Veterans, sitting from the right is REV. Elzo Bevan,
radio operator B-17G LN-A, who was shot down on Sept 11th, 1944.
Third from right is Heinz Federwisch, Bf 109 German pilot,
also veteran of this air battle.

Rosemary DePauw-Brown, who’s husband Sgt. Norbert O. DePauw
(Ball Turret Gunner B-17G LN-A) bailed our of the damaged B-17
on Sept. 11th, 1944.

National anthems…

Lt.Col. Charles Wilson from the USA Embassy 

Honoring fallen friends and also his former enemies.
In the foreground is Heinz Federwisch, who was
the direct participant of the air battle
as a fighter pilot in Bf 109

William Damrel, who’s brother T/Sgt. Eugene Damrel
was shot down on Sept. 11th, 1944 and with severe wounds
bailed out of his damaged B-17.

Scottish piper during the ceremony by the fallen airmen
memorial Sept 11th, 1944. It sent shivers down everyones spine.

One of three L-159 of the Czech Air Force,
during a fly by during the ceremony.

German "Kübelwagen" and American Jeeps.
Today together, same as the veterans of USAAF, RAF
and Luftwaffe – in peace and understanding!

Jan Zdiarský
22. 7. 2010