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A Tribute to Our Veterans, Servicemen, and Servicewomen

Have a chance to meet
and talk one-on-one with many veterans of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and
Afghanistan.



Tour the Museum’s
three large display hangars with its extensive collection of vintage aircraft including
many military aircraft such as the F-100 Super Sabre, the WWII Thunderbolt, the
Huey Helicopter, the Cobra Helicopter, the Grumman Wildcat, the Grumman Hellcat
and the B-29 Superfortress.



Enjoy the special
WWI exhibit that will be set up for the day. 
Take a close-up look at the Museum’s two WWI aircraft and five antique
engines from that era.  Numerous artifacts
including uniforms, gear, and a WWI machine gun will be on display.

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Enter the
cockpits of several aircraft to be open for the day including the WWII P-47
Thunderbolt, the UH-1 Huey Helicopter, the F-100 Super Sabre, the Cobra AH-1 helicopter
and more.



Meet with
representatives of numerous veterans’ organizations who will provide
information on the services they provide. 
These will include the Conn. Dept. of Veteran Affairs, AMVETS, House of
Heroes Connecticut, Connecticut National Guard Airman & Family Readiness
Program and New Haven Vet Center with their 40 ft. Mobile Vet Center.

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Also, the
Museum’s Flight Sim Spot full-flight simulator experience will be available
throughout most of the day.  For the
convenience of visitors, a food vendor will be on site serving sandwiches,
snacks and beverages.



The Museum will be open from 10:00 am to 5 pm.
Admission is $12 for ages 12 and up, $11 for seniors 65 and up and $6.50 for
ages 4 to 11. Children under 4 are admitted free. On this day and on each day in November all veterans & active
service personnel will be admitted FREE OF CHARGE.
For more information,
visit www.neam.org
or call (860) 623-3305.

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