A different event will be taking place this weekend in Columbus, focusing on a passion for aviation.
From today through Sunday, Columbus Municipal Airport will present “The Flying Fords.” The four-day event is named for its main attraction, a 1928 Ford Tri-Motor 5-AT-B that will be offering rides, courtesy of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA).
Ford only manufactured 199 Tri-Motors, and there are only 18 left in the United States. The same Tri-Motor coming to Columbus this weekend also made a brief stop at the airport in early May, with a few select community members going for a ride.
This particular Ford Tri-Motor or “Tin Goose” (as the planes…
