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Mountain Madness Air Show organizers have added a barnstorming performance by John Mohr to the shows on July 30-31 to replace the Franklin Flying Circus.

| July 22, 2005 1:00 AM

Barnstorming event changed for air show

Jimmy Franklin, a veteran barnstorming pilot, was killed July 10 when two biplanes collided during an air show in central Canada.

Mohr's show will feature his 1943 Stock Stearman PT-17. He's an accomplished pilot with 25,000 hours in the air, show spokesman Carol Edgar said. He began his flying career at age 5, soloed at 14 and built and flew his first helicopter at 17. Today, Mohr is a commercial airline pilot, helicopter pilot and collector of vintage planes.

Today is the last day to get advance tickets for the two-day show planned at Glacier Park International Airport near Kalispell. One-day adult tickets cost $15 and two-day tickets cost $25. Tickets for children under 12 cost $5 and $10 for one and two days. After today and at the gate, prices will be $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12. Two-day tickets will be $35 for adults and $15 for children.

Tickets are available online at kalispellchamber.com or at the Kalispell Area Chamber of Commerce, Glacier Bank branches and Sportsman & Ski Haus in Kalispell and Whitefish.

Air-show performers include the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, the U.S. Air Force F-15 demonstration team, the T-6A Texas II demonstration team, Les Shockley's Jet Powered Shockwave Show and Pietsch Airshows.