Vintage airplanes to fly during AF Museum event Published Sept. 18, 2008 By Sarah Swan National Museum of the U.S. Air Force DAYTON, Ohio -- Nearly 30 vintage aircraft will take to the skies above the National Museum of the United States Air Force Sept. 27-28 during the Vintage Liaison Aircraft Gathering. The event is scheduled to take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 27 and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 28 on the turf runway behind the museum. It is free and open to the public. Participating liaison aircraft include the L-2, L-3, L-5, L-16, L-17 and L-19 models, and several historical military vehicles also will be on site during the event. Visitors can get up close to the aircraft, speak to many of the pilots and learn about flying during special break-out sessions. A booth will be set up and allow children and adults to build items from kits. Aircraft featured at the event were used by all branches of the U.S. military from the late 1930s until the early 1970s, and many were modifications of existing civilian light aircraft. Often unarmed, liaison aircraft performed a variety of missions, including reconnaissance, light transport, courier duties, medical evacuation, rescue, forward air control and artillery spotting.