Monday, December 31, 2012

Aircraft Raffle Drawing will be held Saturday at Laconia Municipal Airport (KLCI), New Hampshire

GILFORD — The non-profit group, WinnAero, has scheduled its raffle drawing with the grand prize being a 1966 Cessna 172 four place aircraft plus $ 1,200 in cash at the Laconia Airport Terminal on Saturday, January 5.  The ceremony will start at noon with the actual drawing at 1 p.m.

Retired Air Force Colonel Bob Fortnam of Pembroke, NH will have the honor of drawing the winning ticket. Col. Fortnam was a bomber pilot during World War II and his story is inspirational.

Still actively flying today on a weekly basis at age 89, Col. Fortnam was the World War II co-pilot of a bomber which sustained major battle damage. With the aircraft commander incapacitated with a stomach wound, Col. Fortnam took command and attempted to bring the crippled bomber home to its base in England. Unable to make it due to damage, the Colonel successfully brought the aircraft down in a crash landing in then occupied Holland.

Captured by the Germans, he and his crew, including the wounded aircraft commander, survived 19 months as POWs before returning to the States.

The Board of WinnAero is most pleased that this aviation combat hero has consented to drawing the winning ticket.

WinnAero believes that this raffle prize, with a dollar value of $ 27,500 plus the $ 1,200 cash, may be the single highest value raffle ever held in the Lakes Region.

WinnAero's mission is to provide aviation and aerospace career education to youth in a hands-on manner. All its educational outreach reinforces the academic STEM Principles of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Proceeds from the raffle, less expenses, will be used to fund educational programming.

Additional information available at www.winnaero.org.


http://www.airnav.com/airport/KLCI

http://www.winnaero.org

http://www.laconiadailysun.com

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