Joint Service Open House, Andrews AFB5/17/2009 |
Joyce, Andrew, and I attended the Andrews Air Force Base air show on May 17th, 2009.
President Obama flew out during the show, right in front of us:
Air Force One takes off.
More Presidential aircraft photos here.
Three parachute demonstrations took place early in the show:
Several paratroopers in WW2 gear jumped from a C-47.
More C-47 air drop photos here.
A group from the 82nd Airborne Division jumped from C-130s.
More 82nd Airborne photos here.
The Army Golden Knights parachute team jumped onto the field.
More Golden Knights photos here.
We saw several aerobatics acts:
The Collaborators team.
More Collaborators photos here.
An aerobatic biplane sponsored by Oracle.
More photos here.
The Skytypers team.
More Skytypers photos here.
Several World War Two aircraft demonstrations took place:
An F4U Corsair
More Corsair photos here.
A P-51 Mustang
More P-51 photos here.
We also saw impressive demonstrations of current military aircraft:
An A-10 Thunderbolt
More A-10 photos here.
A Navy F-18 Hornet
More F-18 photos here.
The F-22 Raptor
More F-22 photos here.
A not-so-modern MiG 17.
More MiG 17 photos here.
The Air Force Heritage Flight
More Heritage Flight photos here.
Soldiers "fast rope" out of a UH-60 Blackhawk.
More fast rope photos here.
The Air Force Thunderbirds closed the show:
More Thunderbirds photos here. Beware- there a lot of photos on that page. Be patient
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