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GARY WARD RECEIVES TOP AIRFIELD HONOR

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Gary Ward flew five times in the Valdez Fly In and his performances using the features of the mountain behind the airport are legendary. Ward who was 80-years old when he last flew in the airshow a few years ago was honored recently for his airshow accomplishments.

“Gary said Valdez was one of his favorite places to perform because of how he got to use the the geography”, said Fly-In committee member Joe Prax. “Gary was a huge part of the show and we hope he returns in his PA-12 in future events.

Gary would fly the MX-2 up from Georgia in a couple of days with no heater! What a great honor to wrap up your airshow career Gary and thanks for all you have done for us. You are an inspiration to all regardless of age but doing what you did at 80 is unheard of!

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