Community members and aviation enthusiasts had the chance to see, and even tour, rare and vintage aircraft at the fly-in Saturday.

The free event featured planes like the Soviet-era MiG-17F, which attendees could watch fly in before getting a closer look at the restored plane.

Those wanting to show off their vintage planes flew in from around the surrounding area or from even further out.

The Devil Dog, a B-25 the U.S. Marine Corps flew in WWII, was one of the planes on display and is based out of and hangared in Georgetown. Co-pilot Jim Crawford said he and the plane crew flew into Majors Airport in a short amount of time.

“We flew in from Georgetown and it took us about an hour to get here,” Crawford said. “It’s definitely shorter than the four-hour drive you’d make,” he said with a laugh.

Beside an assortment of planes, helicopters and first response vehicles attendees could see up close, the Greenville Suzuki Strings provided music, and food trucks were on the scene. Kids could get their faces painted at the face painting booth and play on the inflatable games or even take a train ride in cars made from old bombshells.

Larry Dodson with Mr. D’s Helicopters also brought his helicopter to the fly-in for viewing and had a booth with information on what they do. Located in Lone Oak, he said he helps out with a variety of events, ranging from private tours to helping law enforcement in training exercises.

“When you have a helicopter, you do a little bit of everything,” he said.

The fly-in ran in conjunction with the Veterans Day Parade, which was Saturday morning in downtown Greenville.

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