BY Dave Strang | March 17, 2021
The distinctive rumble of radial engines from two of the rarest World War II bombers, the B-29 Superfortress âFIFIâ and B-24 Liberator âDiamond Lilâ, will be heard in the skies over Scottsbluff in August when they visit Western Nebraska Regional Airport as part of the AirPower History Tour of the Commemorative Air Force. The two bombers are to be accompanied by a T-6 Texan and the P-51 Mustang âBrat IIIâ.
The AirPower History Tour brings the sights, sounds, and stories of World War II aviation to airports across North America each year. Visitors to the ramp will be able to view all aircraft up close, purchase rides, and tour the B-29 and B-24 cockpits when the aircraft are not flying.
Western Nebraska Regional Airport receives just over a million dollars in grant money from the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to help them financially with needed airport maintenance and
After years of fighting to keep the 5/23 crosswind runway at Western Nebraska Regional Airport, bid requests will go out next month on a $6.5 million repaving project approved by Federal Authorities. As a long term cost-saving recommendation, government officials had recommending removal of the runway over replacement. Following years of going back and forth [.]
Extremely strong wind gusts Wednesday evening are believed to be the cause of power outages that have hit the region. A power outage was reported by NPPD affecting at least 900 customers in and around the Scottsbluff and Terrytown area. shortly after 8 p.m. According to the NPPD outage map, additional outages were reported in [.]
Nearly two years after a Mitchell couple’s belongings went missing following a flight out of Western Nebraska Regional Airport, some valuables have been recovered and a Gering woman has been arrested. Court documents say that in Feb. 2019, the couple noticed that two toiletry bags in their checked baggage were missing. The female’s bag contained [.]