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Angola Balloons Aloft - 2012
Welcome to the 3rd Annual Angola Balloons Aloft Official website. The Event Committee is planning another exciting year with some amazing entertainment in the sport of hot air balloons and aviation. So plan now to attend Angola Balloons Aloft on July 6 and 7, 2012 in Angola, Indiana. Check out this year's schedule (although still tentative) on the "Schedule Tab" listed above. This is a totally free event due to the generosity of our event Sponsors. Please check them out under the tab "Our Sponsors."
The balloon pilots returning to Angola this year are some of the area's finest pilots and will be competing for cash and prizes in this annual invitational while they fill the sky with their dazzling sight of colorful balloons. Other entertainment for 2012 will include skydiving, remote controlled aerial displays, Children's Fun Fair and lots of great food vendors. Weather conditions permitting, there will be launches on Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday evening with nighttime illuminations scheduled on both Friday and Saturday evenings. The event will also be introducing special shaped balloons in the 2012 lineup.
This year Angola Balloons Aloft has chosen the following two Steuben County organizations: Project Help's "Back To School" program an organization which helps the under-resourced and Faith Community Health Clinic which serves the medical needs of the uninsured, to be the designated Steuben County charities for 2012. Proceeds from the event will be donated between these two groups.
The balloon pilots returning to Angola this year are some of the area's finest pilots and will be competing for cash and prizes in this annual invitational while they fill the sky with their dazzling sight of colorful balloons. Other entertainment for 2012 will include skydiving, remote controlled aerial displays, Children's Fun Fair and lots of great food vendors. Weather conditions permitting, there will be launches on Friday evening, Saturday morning and Saturday evening with nighttime illuminations scheduled on both Friday and Saturday evenings. The event will also be introducing special shaped balloons in the 2012 lineup.
This year Angola Balloons Aloft has chosen the following two Steuben County organizations: Project Help's "Back To School" program an organization which helps the under-resourced and Faith Community Health Clinic which serves the medical needs of the uninsured, to be the designated Steuben County charities for 2012. Proceeds from the event will be donated between these two groups.
Harold Chevrolet and Peter Franklin Jewelers
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TRINE UNIVERSITY to sponsor C-47 Skytrain from Yankee Air Museum
The C-47 Skytrain will be making an appearance at Angola Balloons Aloft on Saturday, July 7. It is planned for the aircraft to fly over the city and to be on static display throughout the day on Saturday. The Yankee Air Museum is the owner and operator of this Douglas C-47 transport "Yankee Doodle Dandy" a WWII aircraft.
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain was a military transport developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. C-47s had many roles, from transporting troops in the jungles of New Guinea and Burma to airlifting supplies to the embattled American forces during the Battle of Bastogne. Their most influential role in military aviation may have been flying The Hump from India into China and later in the Berlin Airlift. The Douglas C-47 was one of the prime people movers of WWII.
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain was a military transport developed from the Douglas DC-3 airliner. C-47s had many roles, from transporting troops in the jungles of New Guinea and Burma to airlifting supplies to the embattled American forces during the Battle of Bastogne. Their most influential role in military aviation may have been flying The Hump from India into China and later in the Berlin Airlift. The Douglas C-47 was one of the prime people movers of WWII.
 | Angola Chamber of Commerce brings the Red Tail Squadron "RISE ABOVE" exhibit to Angola Balloons Aloft
It is with great excitement we are announcing the addition of the Commemorative Air Force Red Tail Squadron "Rise Above" exhibit to Angola Balloons Aloft along with the rare red-tailed P-51C Mustang fighter flown by the Tuskegee Airman. This exhibit is being sponsored by the Angola Chamber of Commerce through the generous grant funding from the Steuben County Community Foundation and the Olive B. Cole Foundation. Check out the Red Tail website at www.redtail.org.
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Country & Western recording artist, Tara Thompson performs at Angola Balloons Aloft, sponsored by WLKI Radio Station and Swick Broadcasting Company
Tara Thompson, Nashville singer and recording artist will be performing live with her band at Angola Balloons Aloft on Saturday afternoon. Watch the schedule for details on exact performance times. Tara is being sponsored by WLKI Radio Station and Swick Broadcasting Company. Hear Tara at
http://www.reverbnation.com/tarathompson.
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