Alaska Aviation Gathering, Palmer Municipal Airport

"The Great Alaska Aviation Gathering 2022" was staged at two sites in Palmer. One was the Alaska State Fairgrounds, which hosted trade stands, workshops, some show aircraft, a beer garden and children's playground. A shuttle bus connected this with the Municipal Airport, where aircraft were displayed either static or flying, and pleasure flights were conducted.

A nice surprise was the presence of the Cessna SkyCourier prototype, in the same week that the first production aircraft was delivered to FedEx. We saw the prototype again the next day at Fairbanks, but couldn't get close.

The whole event had free admission and was held over three days. We went on Sunday 8 May and attendance at the airport was surprisingly low. We returned to Palmer later that week for a look at the resident aircraft around other parts of the airport - there's a separate page for those photos. Some aircraft appear on both pages.

Aircraft Reg'n Thumbs Notes
Aeropro Aerotrek A220 N47GJ  
Basler BT-67A N115U I've got more photos of this in my Anchorage International page.
Bell 407 N409LM Air Methods, LifeMed
Bell UH-1B Iroquois N9970F Northern Pioneer Helicopters. Ex 60-3568
Bellanca 7GCAB Citabria B N53877  
Canadian Car & Foundry Harvard IV N421QB (NX421QB) 20421 421 Commemorative Air Force Alaska Wing. In its original Canadian AF markings
Cessna 172M N9100H Blue River Aviation
Cessna 172M N70052 Blue River Aviation
Cessna 172M N98120 Blue River Aviation
Cessna 172N N4714F Blue River Aviation
Cessna 172N N6164F Blue River Aviation
Cessna 180G N4733U  
Cessna 182D N8949X Robertson STOL
Cessna 182T N923CP Civil Air Patrol
Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster N752FX FedEx
Cessna 408 SkyCourier N408PX The second prototype inc cockpit.
Christen Eagle II N285MJ  
Convair 580(AT) C-FKFA Conair Tanker 52. Ex Delta Air Lines CV-340 N4810C, N5807, C-GFHD. It was retired later in the year.
Curtiss C-46D Commando N54514 Everts Air Cargo "Maid in Japan". Ex USAF 44-77889, Japanese AF 51-1122 and bought by Everts in 1978.
De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Turbo-Beaver amphibian C-GUGQ Prototype of a new turbo conversion. Ex USAF L-20A 51-16845. I have photos of this on Lake Hood
Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3C) N400MF We took a flight in this through the mountains, with stewardesses, champagne, snacks and an open cockpit door. Ex USAF 43-49616, US Navy 50822, N2400. With Missionary Flights International 1974- 2015.
Fairchild C-119F Flying Boxcar N8501W Ex US Navy R4Q-2 131695.
Gulfstream 695B Jetprop 1000B N905AK Forward control aircraft preparing for the water drop.
Lockhered HC-130J Hercules Combat King II 15-5827 15-5827 AK
MBB BK-117-B-2 N117AM
Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub floatplane N4221Z  
Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub N8977D Acme Cub
Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub N8979D  
Piper PA-22-160 Pacer N3338Z  
PZL-Mielec M-18/T45 Turbine Dromader N983BG One-eyed Willie
Schweizer SGS 2-33A N1200S  
Stinson Vultee V-77 Reliant 1 N79458 Alaska Aviation Museum. Ex USAF 42-46675, RAF FK849. More photos on my AAM page.

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