Planes of Fame Airshow - 2018

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Experience the excitement of one of America's top Air Shows!

 

Planes of Fame Air Museum is proud to present Planes of Fame Air Show on May 5-6, 2018. Featuring over 40 historic aircraft, including P-47 Thunderbolts, P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs flying for your enjoyment. We invite you to join us in honoring the history, contributions, and sacrifices of our veterans.

Performers include: A-10 Thunderbolt and Heritage Flight; Sean Tucker Aerobatics; World's fastest piston engine aircraft P-51 Mustang Voodoo; N9MB Flying Wing Demo; Pacific, European, Korean & Vietnam Flight Displays, Sanders Sea Fury Aerobatics, Gregory 'Wired' Colyer T-33 Aerobatics, Rob Harrison the Tumbling Bear.

Again this year there will be Kids Zone!, static displays, food & vendors, and more!

In addition to many other fantastic airplanes that will be performing and on static display, there will be a special panel discussion with some of our honored veterans: Lauren Bruner (USS Arizona Survivor), George Ciampa (US Army Graves Registration), Dick Cole (Gen. Jimmy Doolittle's copilot, B-25, Doolittle Raiders), Muriel Engelman (US Army Nurse Battle of the Bulge), Ed Feitchinger (C-47 pilot),  Bob Friend (Tuskegee Airman - P-51), Luis Fuentes (Vietnam Huey pilot), Jack Gutman (Medic, D Day and Okinawa), Margaret Kerry (original model for Disney's Tinkerbell), Sarge Lintecum (101st Airborne), Ed Lopez (P-47 pilot), William Lucas (WWII fighter pilot), Heather Penney (F-16 pilot, intercept of UAL#93 on 911), Ed Doc Pepping (Band of Brothers Medic-101st Airborne), John Quier (USS Dobbins - Pearl Harbor), Leo Spector (P-38 pilot), Vince Speranza (101st Airborne Battle of the Bulge), Bill Steinkirchner (Iraq Veteran), Ted Tanner/Jim Baker (P-40/A-20/ C-119 pilots), Ed Teissen (B-17 gunner).
 

Show Dates & Times

	Saturday and Sunday, May 5 & 6, 2018:  8:00am - 5:00pm
	*Gates open at 8am *Up-close viewing of Warbirds, Performing Aircraft and Static    displays 8am-10am *HONORED PANEL OF VETERANS WILL TALK ABOUT THEIR   PERSONAL EXPERIENCES IN WWII, KOREA AND VIETNAM   (HELD AT THE ANNOUNCER'S STAND) 9:30AM *Flying Show from 10:40am - 4pm *Gates close at 5pm *Static displays and vendors will be open 8am-5pm

 

 

 

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Temps were sweltering this year, over 135 degrees (57C) on the asphalt and over 100 degrees in the hangars on Saturday, but the pilots and volunteers put on an amazing show once again.

 

Several pics and videos of this years show on the PoF facebook page.

Planes of Fame Air Show: https://www.facebook.com/PlanesofFameAirMuseumAirShow/

 

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Video highlights from Saturdays show.

 

 

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