Airshow of the Cascades
| Airshow of the Cascades | |
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| Genre | Air show |
| Dates | August |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Madras Municipal Airport |
| Location(s) | Madras, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°40′13″N 121°09′18″W / 44.67028°N 121.15500°WCoordinates: 44°40′13″N 121°09′18″W / 44.67028°N 121.15500°W |
| Country | United States |
| Established | 1970s |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
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The Airshow of the Cascades is an annual event held in August at the Madras Municipal Airport in Central Oregon. It started in a field outside of Madras in the 1970s and draws around 10,000 people with around 150 aircraft on display.[1]
History
The show began in the late 1970s at farmer Roy Ochs' alfalfa field near Madras.[2] In 2000, the airshow moved to the Madras Municipal Airport.[1] Planes from the Erickson Aircraft Collection became part of the show in 2014 when a new museum housing the collection opened at the Madras Airport.[3]
References
- 1 2 Hale, Jamie (August 14, 2014). "'You can feel the heat on your face': Airshow of the Cascades brings explosive aerial action to Madras". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Hale, Jamie (August 23, 2014). "The 2014 Airshow of the Cascades flies over scenic Madras (your photos)". The Oregonian. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Hammers, Scott (August 22, 2014). "Madras air show, air museum open for business". The Bulletin. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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