We’ll be there with our WWII veteran UK Royal Navy AT-19 and CAF Airbase Arizona will have their B-17 Sentimental Journey and B-25 Maid in the Shade.
The AZ CAF airplanes will be open for ground tours Tuesday-Sunday, with rides available Thursday-Sunday. Get more info here.
Our AT-19 will be on display and available for rides Thursday-Sunday.
Get your once in a lifetime ride in a WWII veteran – our AT-19 served with the UK Royal Navy. We’ll also have our tent staffed with members who will be happy to talk with you about Commemorative Air Force, our AT-19, and how to join or support us in our mission to educate, inspire, and honor. We’ll also have great looking squadron hats and patches available to purchase. All proceeds directly support our ability to share the aircraft and its story with the public.
The airplanes will be on the ramp in front of the airport office: 18204 59th Dr NE, Arlington, WA 98223.
Join us at the annual Olympic Airshow June 17 and 18. Our 1944 Stinson AT-19 / Reliant will be on display and available for rides! Get your once in a lifetime ride in a real WWII veteran – our aircraft served with the UK Royal Navy in India.
We’ll also have our tent staffed with members who will be happy to talk with you about Commemorative Air Force, our AT-19, and how to join the fun or support us in our mission to educate, inspire, and honor. Learn about our budding cadet program for aviation-oriented youth.
We’ll also have great looking hats and patches available to purchase. All proceeds directly support our ability to share this historic aircraft and its story.
See you at the south Sound’s biggest annual airshow!
Visit us at booth #504 at the 39th annual Washington State Aviation Conference and Trade Show at the state fairgrounds event center. This event features loads of educational and fun seminars, organizations, vendors, and meeting with your fellow aviation enthusiasts. It’s an annual pilgrimage for many of us!
We’ll be on hand to offer information about Commemorative Air Force, what’s happening with Rainier Squadron, and how YOU can join in our fun and meaningful work to educate, inspire, and honor through aviation.
Join us at Arlington Municipal Airport (in the airport office conference room) on Saturday, February 18 at 2:00 pm for our monthly squadron meeting.
HEAR about our upcoming events and our plans in the works. SEE the AT-19! LEARN about CAF, Rainier Squadron, and how you can help us educate, inspire, and honor through flight.
CAF Rainier Squadron will be at the Museum of Flight to celebrate the 100th birthday of WWII B-17 pilot and museum docent USAAF Capt Dick Nelms!
Dick was a guest on our speaker panel at our fundraiser screening of Into Flight Once More.
Weather permitting, we will take Dick on a flight in our 1944 AT-19 which saw service in India with the British Royal Navy. Our hope is that museum visitors will be able to watch the flight operation from the museum parking lot. The specific timing of the flight is TBD.
If you wish to donate to CAF Rainier Squadron to help defray our costs of donating this flight to Dick, we thank you heartily! https://dev.cafrainier.org/donate/
It’s again time for CAF’s 12 Planes of Christmas fundraiser! We appreciate your support last year, which helped us get the Reliant flying again and serving a full air show season. This year, we are looking to improve our interior and acquire some parts for our engine to have a smooth 2023 season!
If you wish to support our efforts to educate, inspire, and honor through flight and living history experiences, just go to www.cafrainier.org/12planes.
Join CAF Rainier Squadron for the premiere Pacific Northwest screening of Into Flight Once More, the story of D-Day Squadron, fifteen US-based C-47s and DC-3s which flew to Europe to recreate the June 6, 1944, paratrooper jump into Normandy for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
Featuring guest speakers: Terron Lindholme, 82nd Airborne veteran and D-Day 75th parachutist Dick Nelms, WWII B-17 pilot and Museum of Flight docent Eugene Vezzetti, Historic Flight Foundation D-Day 75th DC-3/C-47 pilot
This event is a fundraiser for Commemorative Air Force Rainier Squadron. Proceeds will go to squadron programs, principally to launch our forthcoming cadet program which will focus on introducing teens to aviation through history and hands-on activities.
Sunday, November 20, 2022 4:00 pm (doors open 3:30 pm)
Historic Everett Theatre 2911 Colby Ave., Everett, WA 98201
Terron Lindholme served as a combat engineer in the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg. He completed over 240 jumps and “jumped” again at the opportunity to honor his forebears by parachuting into Normandy in 2019.
Dick Nelms served as a B-17 pilot during WWII and completed thirty-five missions over Europe. He has spoken nationwide about his experiences and life philosophy. You can still find him, at age 99, volunteering at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field.
Eugene Vezzetti is a flight instructor and retired Northwest/Delta captain. He was a pilot for the Historic Flight Foundation’s C-47 (now DC-3) D-Day Squadron flight to Europe in 2019.
The film
In 2019, fifteen C-47 and DC-3 aircraft from the United States flew across the Atlantic Ocean once again, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. With their European counterparts, they once more dropped paratroopers into Normandy and brought history to life through public events in Britain, France, Germany, and Italy.
Rainier Squadron is an all-volunteer Pacific Northwest unit of Commemorative Air Force, an IRS recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to educate, inspire, and honor through flight and living history experiences. CAF owns over 180 historic military aircraft, most of which fly at public events nationwide.
Our unit members maintain and share with the public a 1944 AT-19 (Stinson Reliant) that served with the UK Royal Navy overseas in 1944 and 1945. We are working to acquire our new permanent home — a WWII-era hangar — where we will house our AT-19 and other locally-owned historic military aircraft, develop a cadet program to introduce youth to aviation through history, and build a museum highlighting local veterans. Join us to Keep’ em Flying!
We thank the Tunison Foundation’s D-Day Squadron and Sound Off Films for this opportunity and the Historic Everett Theatre for donating the venue!
Photo of Dick Nelms by Ken Scar, DVIDS #7072866. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
Join us at Auburn Municipal Airport this Saturday, October 22, at 11:00 a.m. Learn about CAF, Rainier Squadron, our upcoming events and plans, and how YOU can join in them!
Join us at the annual Arlington SkyFest and Airport Community Day this month! We’ll be there with our WWII veteran UK Royal Navy AT-19 and CAF Airbase Arizona will have their B-17 Sentimental Journeyand B-25 Maid in the Shade. Update: Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond their control, the B-25 will not be in Arlington.
The AZ CAF airplanes will be at Arlington Municipal Airport August 15-21, with ground tours Tuesday-Sunday and rides available Thursday-Sunday. Get more info here.
Our AT-19 will be on display and available for rides Thursday-Sunday. Get your once in a lifetime ride in a WWII veteran – our AT-19 served with the UK Royal Navy. We’ll also have our tent staffed with members who will be happy to talk with you about Commemorative Air Force, our AT-19, and how to join or support us in our mission to educate, inspire, and honor. We’ll also have great looking hats and patches available to purchase. All proceeds directly support our ability to share the aircraft and its story with the public.
The airplanes will be on the ramp in front of the airport office: 18204 59th Dr NE, Arlington, WA 98223.
See you at the north Sound’s biggest annual airshow!
CAF Airbase Arizona is touring the western US and will be at Boeing Field August 8-14, and so will we! Their B-17 Sentimental Journey will be available for ground tours and for rides Friday through Sunday. Get tour info here.
Rainier Squadron will be there helping during rides, Friday through Sunday. We’ll be happy to talk to you about CAF, our WWII veteran UK Royal Navy AT-19, and joining or supporting the squadron in our mission to educate, inspire, and honor. We’ll also have hats, patches, and future rides in the AT-19 available for purchase, which directly supports our ability to share the aircraft and its story with the public. (No rides available this weekend, unfortunately.)
