The Airshow Guy

Photography by: Shawn Yost

The Blue Angels headlined this year's show. The featured aircraft this year was the C-130 Hercules, and also had a tribute to the Vietnam veterans. This is always one of my favorite shows, and I have nothing but good things to say about the 2009 event.

Flying Performers:

US Navy Blue Angels

C-130T Hercules "Fat Albert"
B-2A Spirit – 509th Bomber Wing
B-52H Stratofortress – 2nd Bomber Wing

F-16 Viper (East)

Avro Lancaster Mk X (Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX (Russell Group)- Rick Volker
Hurricane XII (Russell Group)
FG-1D Corsair  (Vintage Wings of Canada)
Hurricane Mk IV (Vintage Wings of Canada)
P-51 Mk IV Mustang (Vintage Wings of Canada)
P-51D Mustang - "Moonbeam McSwine" - Vlado Lenoch

P-51B Mustang "Old Crow"
B-25D Mitchell "Yankee Warrior"
F-4D Phantom  II – (Collings Foundation)
MIG-17F  - (Will Ward)*
UH-1H Huey "369"  (American Huey 369 Organization)
UH-1H Huey "803"  (American Huey 369 Organization)
AD-1 Skyraider "Bad News" (Warbird Heritage Foundation)

AD-5 Skyraider (Dr. Brent Hisey)

EA-1E Skyraider  (Eric Downing)

AC-47D "Spooky" (Air Heritage Museum)

O-2A Super Skymaster (Robert Schaffer)

O-2A Super Skymaster (John Russman)

LT-6G Texan "SCREAM 'N REBEL"  - (Jim Greeson)

SNJ-5 Texan  (Dan O' Connor)

T-6 Texan  (Bob Pingston)

T-6 Texan "MissTLC/Precious" (John Feldvary)

T-6 Texan (Roger Schlueter)

Harvard (CHAA - Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association) – 3x

SNV-1 Valiant (Bruce Koch)

 

* = photo unavailable.