Aviation Historian James Coulthart: Canadian P-51 Mustangs Over Central New York in the Late 1950s

On Sunday, June 11th from 11am-noon,  OHA will be hosting local aviation historian James Coulthart at our downtown museum at 321 Montgomery Street. He will be presenting his talk,  Canadian P-51 Mustangs Over Central New York in the Late 1950s, the story of how 70+ WW2-era high-performance fighter planes, whose destinations were supposed to be conflict “hot spots” around the world, came to and through nearby Canastota and Central New York. The story involves Upstate New York enterprising businessmen, arms merchants, mercenary pilots, a Canadian Prime Minister, and the US State Department.

There is a suggested donation of $5 per attendee, and free street parking on weekends. Please RSVP to ohamuseum@cnyhistory.org or (315)428-1864 if you plan to attend. We hope to see you there!