Historical
 on September 18, 2025

Historical flight group could help pay for hangar

By By Kyle Meddles, Richwood Gazette 

 

The Commemorative Air Force (CAF) wants to build a hangar at the Union County Airport to store more historic airplanes and use the space for events in the future.

At the regular meeting of the airport authority, board president Steve Koenig kicked the discussion off with a presentation. Koenig, who is also the wing leader of the Buckeye Wing of CAF, said he wanted to introduce the idea to the board and let them decide. The Buckeye Wing is a sub-set of the CAF that operates out of the Union County Airport.

“I’m taking off my president hat…I will recuse myself from any voting or discussion,” Koenig said.

He said that a hangar for the CAF would open up more opportunities to have stored airplanes for…

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