DeKalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK) will host Good Neighbor Day Air Show and Open House on May 11 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the day, June 6, 1944, in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
“We are excited to bring back our annual Good Neighbor Day, which is the longest-running air show in the region,” said Hunter Hines, PDK’s interim director. “The. We look forward to hosting families and aviation enthusiasts.”
Antique airplanes, military aircraft, and DeKalb County fire trucks and ambulances will be on display at PDK during the open house from noon until 5 p.m. Gates will open at 10 a.m.
There is no admission charge; parking is $20 per vehicle. The open house will take place at the PDK, 2000 Airport Rd, Atlanta, GA 30341). Cars may enter from Clairmont Road and, until 1:30 p.m., from Dresden Drive as well.
Background
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport has a rich military history. A century ago, the present-day airport’s grounds were occupied by Camp Gordon, a U.S. Army training base during World War I. In 1940, the U.S. Navy acquired a small tract of this land and formally commissioned it as a Naval Reserve airfield by March of the following year. By the end of 1942, the base had grown so large that it became a fully-fledged Naval Air Station. During the war years, the Navy continued to expand the grounds.
The U.S. Navy built a permanent Naval Air Station adjoining Dobbins Air Force Base near Marietta, Georgia. The Navy returned the former air station in Chamblee to DeKalb County.
For more information, contact Korey Barnes at 770-936-5440, kbarnes@dekalbcountyga.gov.
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