PHOTO GALLERY: Memorial Day Salute to Veterans Air Show

May 26, 2012 | 8:02 p.m. CDT

The 24th annual Salute to Veterans Corporation 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration Air Show honors the service of current and former armed forces members.

Pipes & Drums, the Boone County Fire Protection District bagpipe band, performs at the Salute To Veterans Corporation 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration Airshow, Saturday at Columbia Regional Airport. | Amy Bruer

Modern and vintage planes perform a variety of aerial stunts at the Salute to Veterans Corporation 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration Air Show, Saturday at Columbia Regional Airport. | Amy Bruer

John Kassel 4, of Columbia, gazes skyward to see the the aerial acrobatics at the 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration Air Show, Saturday at Columbia Regional Airport. | Amy Bruer

The SkyHawks Canadian Forces Parachute Team perform precision air stunts at the 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration Air Show on Saturday at Columbia Regional Airport. The event is sponsored by the Salute To Veterans Corporation. | Amy Bruer

One of the many planes, serving as both display model and flight demonstrator, lands at Columbia Regional Airport during the Salute To Veterans Corporation 2012 Memorial Day Weekend Celebration Air Show, Saturday. | Amy Bruer