Plans for Hoosier Flying Ace Statue to be Unveiled

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Plans for a statue of Col. Harvey Weir Cook will be unveiled July 2 at the Indianapolis International Airport terminal which bears his name. Members of the Hoosier aviation pioneer's family will attend the announcement.

WHAT: The unveiling of plans for a statue of Col. Harvey Weir Cook, a pioneer of commercial and military aviation in Indiana with long ties to the airport’s history. The statue will be placed on prominent display at the center entrance to the Weir Cook Memorial Terminal.

WHO: Members of the Col. H. Weir Cook family Indiana artist Bill Wolfe Sincerus Foundry general manager Steve Giese Weir Cook Memorial Project Team Rolls-Royce executives (lead sponsor of the donation-funded statue) Indianapolis Airport Authority officials

WHERE: Inside the center entrance from the upper (departure) level to the Col. H. Weir Cook Memorial Terminal Building’s Ticketing Hall.

WHEN: Wednesday, July 2

Source: Weir Cook Memorial Project