SLIDE SHOW: Aviation Heritage Park hosts annual Hangar Party
Published 7:46 pm Saturday, June 14, 2025
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Attendees of Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party chat before dinner is served at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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General Joseph Ralston, a Fairview native who became the most senior-ranking airman from the state of Kentucky during his 37 years of service and earned the positions of Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Vice Chair to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Traci Kinney, dressed as an airline mechanic, helps her friends Fitz and Maggie Shelton of Bowling Green tell the history of their 1947 Taylorcraft Auster aerial observation post plane that they bought in Canada in 2022 to visitors during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Visitors check out some of the vintage and modern aircraft on display at Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Aviation Heritage Park hosts its annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Veterans value as Civil Air Patrol cadets present the colors for the National Anthem during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Houston Bull, 5, of Bowling Green checks out the drivers’ seat of the Mission BBQ truck during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Visitors check out a 2022 Spa Panther LS owned by Myron Callaham during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Aviation Heritage Park Board Member Bob Pitchford speaks during AHP’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Aviation Heritage Park Executive Director Bob Bubnis speaks during AHP’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Civil Air Patrol cadets present the colors for the National Anthem during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Aviation Heritage Park Board Member Bob Pitchford shakes the hand of General Joseph Ralston, a Fairview native who became the most senior-ranking airman from the state of Kentucky during his 37 years of service and earned the positions of Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Vice Chair to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as he invites him to speak during AHP’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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General Joseph Ralston, a Fairview native who became the most senior-ranking airman from the state of Kentucky during his 37 years of service and earned the positions of Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Vice Chair to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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White Squirrel Brewery bartenders serve beer to customers during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Visitors check out a 2002 Vans RV-6 owned by Stephen Stahl of Bowling Green during Aviation Heritage Park’s annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025.
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Aviation Heritage Park hosted its annual Hangar Party at the Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport on Saturday evening, June 14, 2025. The event, which AHP Executive Director Bob Bubnis said was the largest Hangar Party the museum has hosted so far, honored General Joseph Ralston, a Fairview native who became the most senior-ranking airman from the state of Kentucky during his 37 years of service and earned the positions of Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Vice Chair to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as well as other local veterans and military members.
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