Preserving a 1918 Tommy Biplane with Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation

Schedule

Sat, 18 Jul, 2026 at 11:00 am

UTC-04:00
Location

110 North Tioga Street within the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, Ithaca, NY, United States, New York 14850 | Ithaca, NY

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Join Ithaca Aviation Heritage Foundation for their annual preservation of “Tommy,” a Thomas-Morse S-4 Scout biplane. Visual and hands on demonstrations allow up close and personal observation of the plane located in the History Center’s Exhibit Hall. This program is for all ages and will include a presentation on the history of Tommy, how it came home to Ithaca, was restored and flew on it's 100th birthday.
Presenters include…
Don Funke - founder of IAHF and head of the Tommy restoration and preservation
Randy Marcus - President of IAHF
Patrick Moylan - Member of IAHF Board and career in the aviation industry
Dave Peterson - Member of IAHF Board and assist with maintenance of the Tommy
WHAT: Learn what it take to keep a 107 year old biplane flight-ready
WHEN: Saturday, July 18th, 11:00 am
WHERE: The Exhibit Hall at The History Center in Tompkins County
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110 North Tioga Street within the Tompkins Center for History & Culture, Ithaca, NY, United States, New York 14850

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