| Dear Wayne,
Welcome to Airshow Traveler Magazine's Newsletter, Air Show Weekly, where we give you a look ahead at the airshows and events coming up this week.
All air show information listed is accurate as we know it. Still, it is best to check with the individual air show to see if there are any changes. Even then, scheduled aircraft may not appear due to bad weather en route, or because of mechanical breakdown. |
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| EAA Airventure, Oshkosh, WI, Jul 28-Aug 3
Gates Open: 7AM, Admission: $35 for Non-EAA members, Ages 14-18: $20, Ages 6-13: $15, Ages 5 and under: Free, Substantial discounts for EAA members, Parking: $7/vehicle
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EAA Airventure, or as it is more appropriately known - Oshkosh, is the granddaddy of aviation gatherings. There are so many aircraft on display, we cannot, nor will we attempt to list them here. There are so many aircraft, they are actually grouped by type, such as warbirds, vintage, etc. We keep meaning to go here every year, but we never make it because of other commitments. Friends tell us if you love aircraft, this is the place to be.
The photo below of the Iron Eagle team was taken at the 2006 Florida International Air Show.
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F-22 Raptor Demo |
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Aeroshell Demo Team |
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Chandy Clanton and her Edge 540 |
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Matt Chapman and his Mudry Cap 231 |
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Julie Clark and her T-34 |
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Bob Davis and his Sukhoi |
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Kyle Franklin and his Waco |
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Mike Goulian and his Extra 300 |
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Iron Eagles demo team |
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Liberty Parachute Team |
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Kent Pietsch |
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Greg Poe |
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Gene Soucy |
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Nikolay Timofeev and his Sukhoi |
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Red Bull Helicopter demo |
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Sean Tucker and his Pitts |
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Patty Wagstaff and her Extra 300 |
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Mike Wiskus and his Pitts |
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Matt Younkin and his Twin Beech | |
Rochester Air Show, NY, July 26-27
Gates open: 9AM Admission: $15 at the gate, Ages 6-12: $8, 5 and under: Free, Discounts offered online - check website below, Parking is free but $1 fee for shuttle bus Website: http://www.rochesterairshow.com/ |
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We think so highly of this show that we are sending our photographer Pete Pellegrino to cover it. Of course, it helps that the show is in Pete's backyard.
With the Thunderbirds as the headliner, it figures to be a great show. Throw in our good friend Pete Jacob in his L-39 Albatross painted in Blue Angel markings and you've got some more jet noise. There's even more thunder with the F-15C Eagle and the F/A-18C Hornet. And as seen in the photo below of Randy Ball and his Mig-17 (1C1611, N217SH), there will be a run on earplugs at this show. It's a jet fuel lover's dream.
Things will quiet down some with Ed Hamill, Greg Poe, and Tim Weber doing their aerobatic demos, and the Canadian Harvards will do some team aerobatics in their T-6s.
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USAF Thunderbirds |
C-130H Hercules |
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US Army Golden Knights |
DeHavilland DH.100 Vampire |
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Tim Weber and his Extra 300 |
KC-135 Stratotanker |
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F-15C Eagle Demo |
Hispano HA-200 Casa Jet |
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F/A-18C Hornet Demo |
L-29 Delphin |
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USAF Heritage Flight: F-15 and P-51 |
Bell 222 Airwolf |
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Randy Ball and his Mig-17 |
Candian Harvard |
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Greg Poe and his Fagen MX2 |
A-10 Thunderbolt II |
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Ed Hamill and his Pitts |
UH-1 Iroquois 'Huey' |
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F-15C Eagle Demo |
PT-17 Stearman |
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Pete Jacob and his Angel 7 Albatross |
CH-60 Blackhawk |
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Canadian Harvard Demo |
C-5B Galaxy |
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CH-146 Griffon |
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CF-18 Hornet |
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C-17 Globemaster III |
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L-39 Albatross |
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FedEx 727 |
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F-16C Fighting Falcon |
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F/A-18D Hornet |
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L-17 |
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L-21 |
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Fouga Magister |
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TC-57H |
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B-1 Lancer |
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B-17 Flying Fortress 'Memphis Belle' |
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C-47 Skytrain |
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AC-47 Spooky |
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CH-47 Chinook | |
Wetaskiwin Air Show, AB, Canada, July 26-27
Gates Open: 10AM, Admission: Free, Parking free if you use Wetaskiwin Mall and use Park and Ride to the show
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With the Snowbirds on hand to provide some jet team aerobatics, this looks like a good show. Also on hand is Bud and Ross Granley from the Olympic Flight Museum to provide some warbird and aerobatic entertainment. Bud and Ross are father and son.
The photo below was taken at the Mid-South Air Show, Millington, TN, by our Craig Scaling.
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Canadian Snowbirds |
T-6 Harvard |
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Kent Pietsch and his Cub |
DeHavilland Tiger Moth |
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Pete McLeod and his Giles G-200 |
DeHavilland Chipmunk |
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Dan Buchanan and his hang glider |
Grumman TBM-3 Avenger |
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Bill Carter and his Pitts |
Stinson Reliant |
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Bud Granley flying a Fouga |
Fairchild 24 |
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Bud Granley flying a Yak-55 |
Cessna 150, 160, 170, 180, 190 |
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Bud Granley flying a T-6 Harvard |
Cessna Citation |
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Ross Granley and his Yak-18T |
Cessna Caravan |
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Air Tractor |
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Bristol Freighter |
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B-25 Mitchell | |
| Coming Up |
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In Next Week's Newsletter:
Aug 1-Aug 3, Seafair, Seattle, WA
Aug 2, Battleship New Jersey, Camden, NJ
Blue Angels Schedule:
Aug 2-3, Seattle, WA
Aug 8-10, Fairchild AFB, WA
Aug 16-17, Chicago, IL
Aug 30-Sep 1, Cleveland Air Show, OH
Thunderbirds Schedule:
Aug 8-10, Abbotsford, CA
Aug 16-17, Offutt AFB, NE
Aug 20, Thunder over the Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ
Aug 23-24, Kansas City, MO
Aug 30-31, Travis AFB, CA
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Photos of the Week |
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It was a teary-eyed moment for our best buddy Bob Baranaskas at the Geneseo air show. It was the first time his P-40 Warhawk had been used in the USAF Heritage Flight. The aircraft was flown by the great Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass who is a qualified Heritage Flight pilot. This is the first year that the P-40 has flown in the Heritage Flight. We think it's a great addition to the program.
The photo below was taken by our Pete Pellegrino at the Geneseo, NY show. Bob's P-40N (44-7368 marked as P-40E 41-1456, N740RB) is teamed up with a Viper East F-16C Fighting Falcon (91-0387) from Shaw AFB, SC.
We don't want to forget about Bob's P-51D Mustang, 'Glamorous Gal' (44-13903, NL751RB) normally flown by his son, Chris, so we present a photo of its first Heritage Flight with Snort again at the controls. The aircraft is teamed up with a F-22 Raptor (04-4071), F-4E (QF-4E) Phantom II (72-1494), and the F-15E Strike Eagle (89-0495). Photo was taken by our Howard German.
No one deserves such recognition of their fine aircraft like our good buds from Warbirds Over Long Island.
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Sincerely,
Wayne Matusiak, Publisher
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