The Wood County Regional Airport and the Friends of the Wood County Regional Airport held a free community air fair on Saturday at the Wood County Regional Airport on 1261 E. Poe Road.

Guests got an up-close look at several different aircraft and military service vehicles including the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 180th Air National Guard, fire trucks and various military reenactors. Bi-plane and helicopter rides will also be available for an additional charge courtesy of the Waco Air Museum and Intrepid Helicopters. There were free airplane rides for kids 8-17 provided by the EAA Young Eagles Program.

This event was presented by: Fraternal Order of Eagles 2180, Titan Aviation Fuels, UIS Insurance & Investments. Supporting event sponsors were BGSU Flight Center, Huntington Bank Snook’s Dream Cars, For Keeps, Best Western Falcon Plaza, Ben’s, Tin Man Heating and Cooling Inc., Tractor Supply Company, Ace Hardware, Ag-Pro and 180th Air National Guard.

Benjamin Staples, 9, sits in the driver’s seat of a M 274 A2 Mechanical Mule with an attached 106mm recoilless rifle that was on static display at the community air fair.

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Visitors check out a LVT-4 Water Buffalo amphibious landing craft that was on static display at the community air fair.

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Trenton Coleman, dressed in the uniform of a World War II 101st Airborne parachute infantry soldier stands behind a display of WWII-era weapons at the community air fair.

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Drones and model airplanes are displayed at the Wood County Senior Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol’s booth at the community air fair.

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A Naval Aircraft Factory N3N biplane sits on the tarmac on static display during the community air fair.

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Joe Ditoniassi, of Findlay, and his son Vinny, 3, check out a U.S. Navy North American Aviation T-6 Texan airplane that was on static display during the community air fair.

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Visitors wait in line to tour a Pilatus PC-12NG airplane during the community air fair.

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Visitors wait in line to tour a Pilatus PC-12NG airplane during the community air fair.

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Doug Gibbs, of Perrysburg, sits in the cockpit of his “Pretty Penny” hand-built Stolp Starduster Too SA300 biplane during the community air fair.

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Doug Gibbs, of Perrysburg, sits in the cockpit of his “Pretty Penny” hand-built Stolp Starduster Too SA300 biplane during the community air fair.

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A Beech Bonanza airplane powers down after taxiing onto the tarmac during the community air fair.

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A Beech Bonanza airplane taxis onto the tarmac during the community air fair.

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Mark Black, manager of the Wood County Regional Airport stands on the tarmac during the community air fair. The community air fair was last held in 2018.

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Pilot Jason Williams, of Troy, Ohio, poses for a photo while sitting in the cockpit of a Waco biplane during the community air fair.

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Pilot Jason Williams, of Troy, Ohio, right, and rider Nathan Sabota, left, pose for a photo beside a Waco biplane during the community air fair.

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A Robinson R44 helicopter owned by Intrepid Helicopters gives helicopter rides during the community air fair.

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Private, military, and commercial aircraft are seen on static display during the community air fair.

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Visitors looks at a military airplane on static display during the community air fair.

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