WILTON, Ark. The pilots who flew to the Garrison Air Field between Ashdown and Wilton could fly a cardboard box if it had wings. And the owner of the air field, Weldon Garrison, hosted a ‘fly-in April 7 that had the spirit of aviation pioneers and became a ‘show and tell time for the boys and their toys. Garrison, who lives about 50 feet from his ‘air strip’ usually hosts an annual ‘fly-in where pilots fly a variety of small aircraft to the field. Garrison, a supervisor for the Arkansas Highway Department in Little River County, was unable to host the fly-in last...

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