Six months before the third annual Wings Over Wiscasset at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, this year’s installment is taking shaping to again honor veterans and entertain event-goers with an airshow and more. In one change this year, on the day of the airshow, Saturday, Aug. 15, admission will no longer be free, Wiscasset Area Chamber of Commerce board member Pat Cloutier said.

The committee planning “Wings” for the chamber is still determining what the fees will be; veterans will get in free, as always, Cloutier said on Feb. 15. A kids’ day on Thursday, Aug. 13, geared toward day camps and other children’s groups that preregister, will remain free of charge this year.

Cloutier said organizers do not believe charging admission Saturday will deter attendance, which last year hit a new record of 7,500 over two days.

Other events and attractions like Wiscasset Speedway charge to get in and, in turn, people expect to be entertained, Cloutier said. “When you look at other events, there are costs associated with them. It’s extremely expensive to put on an event like this,” she said.

Negotiations are under way with three prospective performers for the airshow, Cloutier said. In addition, a Maine Forestry Service firefighting helicopter will be part of the airshow, along with Mark Simmons with a TBM Avenger and, back for a third year, Mark Murphy piloting a P-51D Mustang.

“I think it’s going to be terrific.”

Military reenactment groups will be returning to Wings, along with Compaq Big Band which has been lined up for its second year of performing at a swing dance. Last year’s dance happened on the eve of the airshow. This year’s is set for Saturday night after the airshow, Cloutier said.

Plans call for the event’s name to grow this year. It’s being called the “2015 Wings Over Wiscasset Veterans Appreciation Day and Airshow,” Cloutier said. The airshow and the focus on veterans have been key parts of the event since its inception; the new name will make clear what Wings is about, she said.

A question-and-answer session with veterans will be on the schedule.

Anyone interested in being a volunteer or a vendor at Wings may contact the chamber at 207-882-9600 or info@wiscassetchamber.com.