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 |
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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. |