Celebration of aviation in Kaunas: the legendary flight "Lituanica" and the rainforest crowd

Even though the weather forecast proved that the people of Kaunas were crushing and rainy days, it did not completely frighten loyal aviation enthusiasts. A large group of umbrellas and rainbow riders has flown to the airfield since the beginning of the celebration.

During the flight, the smoke from the air was stained with the colors of the Lithuanian flag.

At the beginning of the festival, the person in charge of the event briefly reminded the participants of the events of our country which were dedicated to this festival of aviation.

"The 1918th year is February 16. The state of Lithuania is restored.This very important historical event, which we celebrate this century, has inspired many opportunities to bring the name of Lithuania back to Europe, as well as Throughout the life of the country, Lithuanians have accomplished a multitude of diverse achievements, without exception, and the heroic escape of pilots S. Darius and S. Girėnas across the Atlantic Ocean whose the 85th anniversary is celebrated today and mentioned

A successful flight and eventual catastrophe will reinforce the spirit of the Lithuanian sons by inspiring them for new adventures.The heroic flight has ended tragically , but we are proud of what S. Darius and S. Girėnas did, we believe that the Lithuanians inspired by them will perform more of a feat, "says the leader of the team that started the feast [19659006] and the director of the Airfield of S.Girėnas Vytas Skučas, the president of the Lithuanian flying club Mindaugas Sinkevičius and the Deputy Director of Kaunas Municipality Romualdas Rabacius

V. Skučas said that despite the bad weather, efforts will be made to implement the planned program

gathered, the most important not only the aviation, but also the Lithuanian patriots with this important opportunity for each Lithuanian. Oras corrected our program but did not really adjust our wishes and plans ", – welcomed the director of the aerodrome with the public.

M.Sinkevicius, in turn, was happy that & ### 39 in Kaunas we can observe such events: "It is very fun Kaunas is not in position and is the most important city for civil aviation. "

R. Račius also supported the president of the Aeroclub, who called it proud of his city.

" Kaunas still has unique characteristics. One of them is our aerodrome, there is none in Lithuania. Look forward to what we have, we will have a joy in today 's celebration, we will observe flights and we will be proud that we live in Kaunas and we are very good here ", – promoted R .Rabacius

Immediately after the greetings, the participants raised their heads. Theft of a copy of the Lituanica aircraft has increased. One of the main celebrations of the day was the Roland Pakso shuttlebad, Algimantas Žentelis and Robert Noreika's "Wing to the Wing" demonstration flight.

The guests of the event and other spectacular demonstrative acrobatics Flights: Their skills have been demonstrated by flying craftsmen flying ultra-light, self-propelled planes, flyers, paragliders and even helicopters.

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Marius Vizbaras / The program of the concert did not allow the spectators to get bored – the appearances were delighted with "Black Biceps" and "Polarized Glbades". In the evening, performances will be organized by rock band Thundertale and Rebelheart, while the concert will feature balloon dancing in the sky.

The aviation festival will continue on Sunday. The aerobatic group LBA "Baltic Bees" will launch its audience, the firewall survival service will organize a demonstration program, allowing users to test their flights. A concert "Wishing to be easy" will feature the airline's exhibition, entertainment zone, air tunnel all day, where you will feel the momentum of the free fall and experience what the paratroopers feel.