06/17/2026
🚁 Meet one of the aviation heroes being honored at Hangar Party 2026.
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This year, Aviation Heritage Park & Museum is proud to honor CWO3 Charles Browning, a Bowling Green High School graduate who served as a combat assault helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War.
Flying the legendary UH-1 Huey, Browning carried troops into some of the conflict's most dangerous combat zones. His service included Operation Lam Son 719, one of the largest helicopter operations of the Vietnam War.
For his courage and dedication, Browning earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and an extraordinary 26 Air Medals.
Join us on June 20 as we celebrate CWO3 Browning and four other remarkable Distinguished Aviators whose stories represent the courage, sacrifice, and skill of America's military aviators.
Hangar Party 2026