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Air&Space Museum Annex Opening

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2003 – The National Air and Space
Museum will highlight the contributions of military
aviation during opening ceremonies of the new Steven F.
Udvar-Hazy Center Dec. 9.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen.
Richard B. Myers will give the keynote speech at the event.

The Salute to Military Aviation Veterans is part of the
extravaganza opening the annex of the Smithsonian
Institution's most popular museum. It is open to all
military aviation veterans and their guests.

There is room for only 4,000 people at the ceremony. There
is a limit of four tickets per aviation veteran and the
tickets are $15 apiece. Museum officials said the veterans
will get a first look at the new facility and receive a
copy of "America's Hangar" – a souvenir book detailing the
aviation treasures at the annex.

The annex will open to the general public Dec. 15. The
opening is part of the Centennial of Flight celebrations.
The 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers first flight at
Kitty Hawk, N.C., is Dec. 17.

Located at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, the
center will house more than 200 famous aircraft. These
include the B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" that dropped the
first atomic bomb, a Marine F-4U Corsair, the SR-71
Blackbird, the B-17 Fortress, a UH-1H Huey helicopter and
many other historically significant and meticulously
restored aircraft.

Aviation veterans can get ticket information online or call
toll-free (866) 814-4441. More than 1,200 tickets have been
sold.

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