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Biplanes, monoplanes, some with wheels, some with pontoons – dozens of airplanes came in for a landing Wednesday for the Best in the Midwest Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast at the Ogle County Airport, at 3019 W. state Route 64, just east of Mount Morris. Visitors could walk the 2,500-foot long grass landing area to check out aircraft that flew in for the day or watch them take off and land – and, of course, enjoy breakfast. The fly-ins are held to raise money for the county’s only privately supported public airport. Another fly-in is scheduled for Aug. 26. Go to oglecountyairport.com for more information.
– Photos by Chris Johnson/cxjohnson@saukvalley.com
Planes line the grass field at the Ogle County Airport on Wednesday morning as a pair of aircraft taxis on the runway and another comes in for a landing.
Visitors check out some of the planes Wednesday at the Best in the Midwest Fly-In/Drive-In Breakfast at the Ogle County Airport in Mount Morris.
Richard Lyons of New Lenox lands his 2007 Sportstar Plus airplane Wednesday morning at the Ogle County Airport.