Sun 'n Fun

Sun 'n Fun is a "Fly-in" and airshow held annually at Lakeland Linder Regional Airport in Lakeland, Florida, usually during the second or third week of April. cite web|url = http://sun-n-fun.org/content/flyin/main.asp?section=flyin|title = Sun 'n Fun Fly-in|accessdate = 2008-10-06|last = Sun 'n Fun|authorlink = |year = undated] cite web|url = http://sun-n-fun.org/content/interior.asp?section=flyin&body=futuredates|title = Sun 'n Fun Fly-in Dates|accessdate = 2008-10-06|last = Sun 'n Fun|authorlink = |year = undated]

The event was founded in 1974 and was first organized by the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association. Sun 'n Fun is primarily a volunteer organization, with a small year-round staff.

Participants in the fly-in include owners fly who their aircraft to the event from all parts of the United States and Canada. Many pilots fly their own vintage, homebuilt aircraft or restored ex-military aircraft.

The 2006 Sun 'n Fun marked the first civilian appearance of the new F-22 Raptor.

Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is also the home of the Florida Air Museum, Florida's Official Aviation Museum and Education Center

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External links

* [http://www.sun-n-fun.org Sun-n-fun.org]