News - October 18, 2008

The Sixth Annual National Radial Engine Exhibition (NREE), held on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Regional Airport in Akron, Colorado, was a terrific success! We were very pleased with the outstanding turnout and hope you enjoyed all of the displays (static and live) and events that came together this year to make up our best air show yet. Our thanks to everyone that helped make this year's show a success as well as to the many who came out and saw what we had to offer this year. We'll look forward to seeing all of you again next year. Stay tuned to the Photo Galleries section as pictures of the 2008 NREE will be added over the coming weeks and months.

News - August 21, 2008

The Sixth Annual National Radial Engine Exhibition (NREE) will be held Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Regional Airport in Akron, Colorado. We are pleased to present the following timeline of events:

9:45 Airport closed by NOTAM.
10:00 Presentation of colors & Nat'l Anthem
10:15 Skydiving Demo with Flags.
10:30 Gary Miller (Solo T-6 Aerobatic Act).
11:00 Matt Younkin (Solo “Travelair Mystery Ship” Aerobatic Act.
11:30 Gene McNeely (Solo T-6 Aerobatic Act)
11:50 Radio Controlled Plane Demo
12:15 Awards Presentation (Cars and Airplanes)
12:30 National Guard Demo (F-16 or Helicopter Car Drop).
1:00 Kyle Franklin (Solo Super Waco Aerobatic Act).
1:30 Don Nelson (Solo Sukhoi Aerobatic Act).
2:00 Air Force A-10 Single Aircraft Demo W/P-51 Heritage Flight.
2:35 Pyrotechnics/WWII Reenactment (Joe Thibedeaux Fly-bys).
3:30 Airport Opens for Aircraft Departure/ Ramp Opens for Military Aircraft Observation.

News - August 14, 2008

The Sixth Annual National Radial Engine Exhibition (NREE) will be held Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Regional Airport in Akron, Colorado. We are looking forward to an even bigger and better show than last year! We would just like to remind everyone to bring a chair to sit in throughout the many spectacular events that we have planned for the day.

News - June 28, 2008

The Sixth Annual National Radial Engine Exhibition (NREE) will be Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Colorado Regional Airport in Akron, Colorado.

The NREE has been notified by the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command that its West Coast A-10 Demonstration Team will be performing at this year’s show. This is one of only eight demonstration teams in the Air Force that will demonstrate the performance of the A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the “Warthog”. Along with the demo the Air Force has arranged a “Heritage Flight” with a P-51 Mustang celebrating two distinct eras of Air Force history and technology.

This Air Force demo will be the 8th major performance that will be featured at this years event. They join Gary Miller’s AT-6 Racer, Don Nelson’s Suhkoi SU-26 high energy aerobatics, Gene McNeely’s of team Aeroshell in his AT-6 Texan along with 'Sons of Legends' The duo of Matt Younkin in the 1929 Travel Air and Kyle Franklin in the highly modified 1940 Waco Mystery Ship." The show opens with skydivers presenting Old Glory and closes with a full scale movie quality WWII re-enactment featuring in-your-face pyrotechnics by Angelight Pyrotechnics.

This years event will have the added attraction of a 5K Run/Walk that will start at 7:30 a.m. and will end at the exhibition site where you can begin enjoying this fun packed day. Or you can join us for breakfast, starting at 7:30 and watch the arrival of dozens of exhibitors and visitors arrive and the car show set up for viewing beginning at 10:00. Throughout the day radio control airplanes, military history displays, great food and a wide variety of vendors will be on hand for your entertainment.

Keep checking for the latest on this year's record breaking event.

News - April 17, 2008

The Sixth Annual National Radial Engine Exhibition (NREE) to be held Saturday, September 6, 2008 at the Colorado Plains Regional Airport in Akron, Colorado is looking forward to an even bigger and better show than last year!

According to Dan Jenson, Air Show Coordinator, "This year the featured aerobatic acts will be performed by 'Sons of Legends'. The duo of Matt Younkin in the 1929 Travel Air and Kyle Franklin in the highly modified 1940 Waco Mystery Ship."

"Special exhibitors this year will be Grumman TBM Torpedo bomber, and the B-17 from the Arizona Wing of the Confederate Air Force", says Randy Hayes aircraft exhibt coordinator.

John Horn, NREE Committee Chairman says “The event I am always excited to see is Don Nelson’s world class high energy aerobatics performance. Don Nelson and his Russian Sukhoi aircraft stalls upside down flying at 180 MPH. It then free-falls backwards and at the last minute starts the engine and takes off! It is a bigger thrill every time I see it.”

The National Radial Engine Exhibition committee is working with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8064 and American Legion Post 66 to show support of veterans.  Ralph Rogers, Commander for both Posts says  “We are working closely with the WWII reenactment group of the “6th Division (1940-1941)” headquartered out of Cheyenne, Wyoming to bring us a spectacular pyrotechnics show, brought to us by Angel Light Pyrotechnics.  This part of the program will entertain the crowd with explosions, simulated gunfire and mortar attacks.”

Larry Hill and his vendor committee have put together a great group of merchants for the event.  Larry says  "Food, clothing, exhibits, paintings, and crafts will be available for purchase." He goes on to say,   "If you have not signed up as a vendor to give me a call at (970) 554-0799. There is always space for more.”

Timeline for September 6, 2008

The Timeline for this year's event is still pending. Please check back soon for the official schedule of events. 

NREE Paver Brick

A $50 donation in a veteran's name or someone special that you would like to be remembered for their contributions in time of peace or conflict-whether they fought or served on the homefront. The donation buys the donor a name on a "brick paver" in gold lettering in the "Walk Way" area of the National Radial Engine Exhibition Grounds. The names of those honored and the donor will appear in a special registry located in the Airport Office.

Paver Brick Reqest Form