On June 13th, 2011, a Ford Trimotor aircraft that was built in 1929 landed at the Greenwood airport and your Gazette Editor was offered the opportunity to take a demonstration flight in that prime example of aviation history. One hundred ninety nine Ford Trimotor aircraft were built by the Ford Motor Company between 1926 and 1933. By 1929, the Ford Aircraft Division was producing four Trimotors per month. The Trimotor was nicknamed "The Tin Goose" and widely used in civil aviation; being used by the early airlines in the 1930s. It was the "workhorse" commercial aircraft of its time and made possible the first coast-to-coast air routes. It has been reported that Franklin Roosevelt flew in a Ford Trimotor in 1932 during his presidential campaign. The plane is constructed primarily of corrugated aluminum, carried nine passengers, flies at about 90 MPH, and has a range of about 500 miles. The engine gauges are mounted externally, on the side of the engines, and are observed by the pilot by looking out of the cockpit windshields. A survey in 2008 showed that only eighteen Ford Trimotors remained in existence; only six of which were flyable.

At the end of the delightfully smooth flight and landing, a parade of 1928-1933 vintage Model A Ford cars arrived at the airport and they were lined up under the 77 foot wingspan of the Ford Tri-Motor aircraft for a rare 1930s reunion.