IA Intruder Reunion 22-26 April 2026

The Fort Worth Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (LM Aero) Plant is the home of the F-35 production line.  LM Aero representatives will give a 2.5 hour guided tour which will include a presentation on the aircraft and production facility. Participants will tour the production line by golf cart and finish with hands-on experience in the F-35 Cockpit Demonstrator Simulator (CDS). After the tour, the bus will stop at a local Texas restaurant for barbecue on the way back to the Hyatt.

Depending on availability Cockpit Demonstrator Simulator (CDS) will be in the Ready Room to fly on Friday.

 Spend the day on your own in the city once known as ‘Cowtown’. Fort Worth is where the West begins, and nothing embodies Western heritage better than the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District. From the original brick walkways to the wooden corrals, every inch of the Stockyards tells the true history of Texas’s famous livestock industry. See firsthand why Fort Worth is known as the ‘Texas-most’ city in all of Texas. Start your visit with the 11:30am real-life Cattle Drive, beginning at the Livestock Exchange Building. Known as “The Wall Street of the West”, the Exchange Building housed the many livestock commission companies, telegraph offices, railroad offices and other support businesses. Enjoy free time to visit the Stockyards Museum, the Cowtown Coliseum (site of the first indoor rodeo), the John Wayne Museum, and the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. See how Taylor Sheridan’s production company transformed West Exchange Avenue into the TV series 1883’s “Hells Half Acre.” Enjoy music and food in one of the many saloons and restaurants…such as Billy Bob’s, Riscky’s Steakhouse, The Cowboy Channel Bar, or the White Elephant Saloon. For the shopper, there are plenty of opportunities to take home a piece of Texas while visiting shops up and down the historic town streets…The Best Hat Store, Maverick Fine Western Wear, PH Barn Door, Fincheer’s White Front Western Store, The Rodeo Shop and much more. 

The Frontiers of Flight Museum memorializes the pioneers of flight, from the 1920s and 30s, through World War II and up to the jet and rocket age of today. The museum also showcases the role that the Dallas/Fort Worth area, known today as the Aviation Capital of the World, played in aviation history. Enjoy a self-guided tour through more than 20 exhibits & displays that include a flight trainer gallery, model aircraft exhibit and golden age gallery. Experience one of the museum’s virtual exhibit resources: Footsteps to the Moon, Titanic of the Skies or Tuskegee Airmen. View their aircraft gallery that includes many rare one-of-a-kind aircrafts or unique replicas to include the Thorp T-18 “Frontier Flyer” and a model of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Navy and USMC aircraft on display include the F/A-18C Blue Angel, EA-6B, F-8 and A-7. 

Gather on the mezzaneen for a buffet luncheon served at 1130 followed by a 1230 auditorium presentation on F-35 integration on Ford class carriers, America class LHAs and international aircraft carriers by Lockheed Martin Rep, Scott Beach CAPT, USN (Ret). 

The Dallas Arboretum is a 66-acre outdoor botanical garden in Dallas. It features 19 gardens filled with seasonal florals on display year-round. The gardens showcase incredible seasonal flowers, ornamental shrubs, trees and plant collections in a serene setting on White Rock Lake. The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is listed as one of the top arboretums in the world. Located on the grounds is the DeGolyer House: A Spanish Colonial Revival mansion built in 1938, now a museum and event space, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.