BOWMANFEST AVIATION & MILITARY HERITAGE FESTIVAL OCTOBER 5 & 6, 2019
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2018 SCHEDULE COMING SOON!
Look forward to the return of the CAF Missouri Wing B-25 Bomber, The Ladies of Liberty, Four Roses Bourbon, Fehr's Beer, Food trucks and More!



2017 Schedule
Administration Building Programs

Saturday and Sunday
(times subject to change)
 
SATURDAY
  • 11:00 A.M.       The History of Bowman Field Slide Show
  • 11:45 A.M.      Meet and Greet - DC 3 Flagship Detroit and B 25 Mitchell Bomber Pilots
  • 12:15 P.M.       First Person Reenactor - James Goodall as General George Patton
  • 12: 30 P.M.      American Uniforms through the years - narrated by Kevin Combs II
  • 1:00 P.M.         "Lest We Forget" - 4 Kentucky nurses who survived the Bataan Death March
  • 2:15 P.M.         Live Radio Drama "The Visible and Invisible"
  • 3:00 P.M.         The Whirly Girls - video and talk on early helicopter and women helicopter pilots today
  • On-going  Newsreels of World War II
SUNDAY
  • 11:00 A.M.      The History of Bowman Field Slide Show
  • 11:45 A.M.      Meet and Greet - DC3 Flagship Detroit and B25 Mitchell Bomber Pilots
  • 12:15 P.M.       First Person Reenactor - James Goodall as General George Patton
  • 12:30 P.M.       American Uniforms through the Years - narrated by Kevin Combs II
  • 1:00 P.M.         Bowman Field Past and Present - Charlie Arrington
  • 2:15 P.M.         Live Radio Drama - "The Visible and Invisible"
  • 3:00 P.M.         The Whirly Girls - video and talk on early helicopter and women helicopter pilots today
  • On-going Newsreels of WWII
 
Entertainment
(Main Stage)
 
SATURDAY
10:30 A.M.     
The Southeast Christian Church Massed Man Choir
11:15 A.M.     
The Ladies 4 Liberty
12:00 Noon     
Opening Ceremonies with Presentation of Colors - Post 1170 Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Anthem sung by Marianne Zickuhr
1:00 P.M.        
The Ladies for Liberty
3:00 P.M.        
Don Krekel Orchestra USO Canteen Dance Party
 

SUNDAY
 
10:00 A.M.     
The Ladies 4 Liberty
12:00 Noon     
Opening Ceremonies with  Presentation of Colors - DET. 729, US Marine Corps League
National Anthem sung by Marianne Zickuhr
1:00 P.M.        
The Ladies 4 Liberty
2:00 P.M.        
he Derby City Dandies Dance Party

Bowman field is celebrating over 100+ years.

FUN FACT: Bowman Field is one of oldest continually operating towered airports in North America.

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