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Farm Show
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) A special commemora
tive committee is seeking people
who worked on airplane engines in
the state’s Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg, when it was converted
for use during World War n.
The committee is interested in
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Seeks WWII Airplane Engine Workers
talking to as many people as possi
ble who worked on the airplane
engines, because their stories and
tales of working there can help
with the committee’s planned
1995 state Farm Show tribute to
the World War n era and the
efforts of civilians, set for Jan.
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During the war, most of the
Farm Show Complex was used for
classrooms, and as welding and
machine shops that supported the
Middletown air Depot at Olmsted
Reid (now home to the Harrisburg
International Airport, among other
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However, toward the end of
WWH there were four assembly
lines set up that gave the Farm
Show Complex the ability to over
haul one aircraft engine every 10
minutes.
The people who worked on the
airplane engines are being asked to
call Fred. Wallen at the state
Department of Military Affairs,
(717) 861-87201, and share their
experiences.
The special committee was
appointed by Gov. Robert Casey
and is called the Pennsylvania
WWII Commemorative Commit
tee. It has been coordinating simi
lar projects aimed at helping peo
ple understand the importance of
military and home front contribu
tions to World War 11.
Annually, thousands of people
from all over and all ages visit the
state Farm Show. This year they
can expect to see several displays
related to Pennsylvania’s agricul
turally related contributions to war
effort, including two actual aircraft
engines to be displayed in the Main
Exhibition Hall, near the spot they
were worked on SO years ago.
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