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PrintSunday was an “ideal air show day,” according to Annette Saunders, spokeswoman for the 17th Salute to Veterans Airshow. The World War I planes flew for a second day, and they can only do that when it’s calm, she said.
As the air show wrapped up events at the Columbia Regional Airport, thousands turned out to look at military aircraft both on the ground and in the air.
A flyover will be part of the Salute to Veterans
Parade, which begins at 9:55 a.m. today on Broadway in downtown Columbia. More than 130 military units will march in the parade. A military ceremony will be held after the parade at the Boone County Courthouse.
Also marking Memorial Day will be a “Peace Honors Veterans” gathering, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Gordon Shelter in Stephens Lake Park.
From 8,000 to 12,000 people attended the air show on Sunday, while 12,000 to 15,000 attended Saturday. Here is a look at the weekend event, by the numbers:
10 Number of honored guests at the 2005 Honored Guests and Volunteers Banquet on Saturday.
12 Number of booths providing food, beverages and souvenirs.
19 Number of members of the two parachute teams who jumped out of airplanes.
21 Number of rounds fired in the 21-gun salute both days as part of the “Salute to the Nation.”
21 Number of aircraft in flight or on display each day.
50 Number of dog tags engraved by the Downtown Optimists on Sunday.
100 Number of volunteer committee chairmen who helped organize the event.
225 Number of names from the Veterans Memorial at the Boone County Courthouse that were read aloud each day.
350 Number of people who attended the 2005 Honored Guests and Volunteers Banquet on Saturday.
2,000 Number of Navy recruiting posters given away.
3,000 Number of volunteers who organized the event.
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