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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After a 21-year hiatus, the famed Breckenridge |
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Airshow is being revived by the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce |
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and Ezell Aviation on May 27 and 28, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The original air show was started in 1977 by |
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Breckenridge native Howard Pardue, a former Marine Corps fighter |
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pilot who went on to a successful career as an air-show performer |
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and air-race pilot; featuring aerial stunts and vintage aircraft, |
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the first version of the air show ran for 19 years, ending in 1996; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The new Breckenridge Airshow is being sponsored by |
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the chamber of commerce and staged by Ezell Aviation, a local |
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company that specializes in the restoration of historic military |
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aircraft, or "war birds"; and |
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WHEREAS, Participants in the 20th edition of the air show |
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will include pilots Stewart Dawson, Carl Best, and David Martin, as |
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well as the Texas Flying Legends Museum, the Mid America Flight |
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Museum, Lewis Air Legends, the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, and |
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Comanche Fighters; the historic aircraft on display will include |
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the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-25 Mitchell bombers, the P-51 |
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Mustang and P-40 Warhawk fighters, and the Japanese Zero; and |
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WHEREAS, The highlight of the air show will be "Tora, Tora, |
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Tora," a reenactment of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on |
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December 7, 1941, which will be performed as a living history lesson |
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and as a memorial to the military personnel who lost their lives; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This thrilling and family-friendly event promises |
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to delight residents and visitors alike while also contributing to |
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the local economy, and its return after two decades is truly cause |
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for celebration; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th Breckenridge Airshow and |
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extend to its organizers, participants, and guests sincere best |
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wishes for a meaningful and memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce and Ezell |
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Aviation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |