Tube City Video Almanac for Sept. 7, 2009
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Although it's named for one of the 20th century's greatest female pilots, everyone knows that McKeesport's Helen Richey Field isn't an airport ... it's a softball and baseball diamond.
But on Sunday, the outfield was indeed full of airplanes, not fly balls. The Keystone Clippers, a model airplane club from Rillton, Westmoreland County, conducted a fly-in in honor of the field's namesake.
It's part of a year-long celebration of Richey, a pioneering commercial and military pilot whose legacy is finally being re-examined more than 60 years after her death.
The fly-in, like the rest of the events, was organized by McKeesport Heritage Center.
Although it's named for one of the 20th century's greatest female pilots, everyone knows that McKeesport's Helen Richey Field isn't an airport ... it's a softball and baseball diamond.
But on Sunday, the outfield was indeed full of airplanes, not fly balls. The Keystone Clippers, a model airplane club from Rillton, Westmoreland County, conducted a fly-in in honor of the field's namesake.
It's part of a year-long celebration of Richey, a pioneering commercial and military pilot whose legacy is finally being re-examined more than 60 years after her death.
The fly-in, like the rest of the events, was organized by McKeesport Heritage Center.