WHAT IS A C-130?

Contact: Thomas Spagnol

Number: 252-335-1453

(Elizabeth City, NC) Sign up for the Museum of the Albemarle’s program “What is a C-130,” Tuesday, July 26 from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Participants will learn the facts about the U.S. Coast Guard’s C-130 airplane manufactured by Lockheed Martin; envision the size of the C-130 by measuring the wingspan and length of the fixed wing plane; talk to the crew of a C-130 from Air Station Elizabeth City, and make a C-130 model with the assistance from local artist Doug Lane using creative art. Pre-registration and a supply fee are required. Please call 252-335-1453 for more information.

The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC. (252)335-1453. www.museumofthealbemarle.com. Find us on Facebook! Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays and State Holidays. Serving Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington counties, the museum is the northeast regional history museum of the North Carolina Division of State History Museums within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources, the state agency with the mission to enrich lives and communities and the vision to harness the state’s cultural resources to build North Carolina’s social, cultural and economic future. Information is available 24/7 at www.ncculture.com.