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Grimes Flying Lab Museum Events Schedule

  • Jan 16
  • 2 min read
The Grimes Flying Lab Museum/Foundation 2026 season:

Events for the 2026 season:


TENTATIVE  SCHEDULE   for 2026 for the Grimes Flying Lab aircraft appearances 

( subject to change ) 

March 7: Museum will be open during the RC Swap meet 830–? 

March 28 : Museum open for 2026 season 10-1pm 

June 11-14 : Vietnam event with traveling wall coming to area - more details to TBA

June 13-14 : Dayton, Ohio  Air Show - static display

July 3 : Grimes Field Fireworks Festival, Urbana Rotary Club Chicken Dinner, and the Rotary Community Fireworks Display.

July 11: Lorain , Ohio County airport 

August 1: Mansfield , Ohio airport event

 

September 5: Waynesville Ohio airshow 

September 6 Ring of Fire event over Indian Lake 

September 11: Mechaniscsburg High school flyover

September 12th - 19th: Champaign County Aviation Heritage Week

Septmber 12th: Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In and Car Show (Featured: Military Appreciation Day)

September 18th - 19th: Champaign County Balloon Festival- musuem will be opening during event 

September 19 : Darke county Ohio airport event 

 

September 26: Zanesville , Ohio event 

New merchandise will be arriving in March !!! Great new selection of items coming this year ! ( watch for posts for more information )


About Grimes Flying Lab Museum:

Located at Grimes Field in Urbana, the "lab" is a Beech 18 that served the U.S. Air Forces as a C-45 and was modified to a C-45H as a test bed for aircraft nighttime lighting systems. The aircraft was a valuable tool for engineers who worked for Warren G. Grimes - the father of aircraft lighting - before and during World War II to advance developments for safer flight at night. Grimes produced his first airplane lights in his garage in 1933 and by World War II his company had grown to produce lighting for military aviation. Besides memorabilia from Grimes' life and Grimes Manufacturing Co., historical and modern aircraft lighting products are displayed.


Grimes Flying Lab Foundation


Grimes Flying Lab Foundation is a a 501(c)(3) organization.


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See the Visitor Center page for details on hours and for a map.

Location

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park 

16 S. Williams St., Dayton, OH 45402

Visitor Center:

For details and seasonal date schedules see https://www.nps.gov/daav/planyourvisit/hours.htm

NPS website contact page at https://www.nps.gov/daav/contacts.htm

Parking:

From W. Third St., turn south on Williams St and then turn left on Fourth St. Go 1/2 block and turn left into the Visitor Center parking area.

CLICK HERE for a parking map.

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