The Blue Angels, a U.S. Navy team of F/A-18 fighters, fly over Elmendorf Air Force Base on Thursday in preparation for headlining the Arctic Thunder Air Show. Photo by MARC LESTER / Anchorage Daily News
Sky high Details on weekend's event
ARCTIC THUNDER AIR SHOW
Published: August 12, 2006
Last Modified: August 12, 2006 at 05:00 AM
Arctic Thunder 2006 is set for today and Sunday at Elmendorf Air Force Base. Gates open at 8 a.m. and close to incoming traffic at 4:30 p.m.
Arctic Thunder's schedule features 16 acts. Military groups include the Army's Golden Knights parachute team and the Navy's premier demonstration precision flying team, the Blue Angels.
Civilian performers include Neal Darnell's Flash Fire jet truck, Carol Pilon with Third Strike Wingwalking and Red Bull Edge aerobatic pilot Kirby Chambliss.
There will also be more than 50 types of military aircraft on display.
SCHEDULE
10 A.M.-12:45 P.M.
• U.S. Army Golden Knights
• A-10 East Coast Demonstration Team
• F-15 East Coast Demonstration Team
• Heritage Flight
• F-22A fly-by ~~ CHECK IT OUT DARKWING!!
• Bud Granley, T-6 show
• Carol Pilon, Third Strike Wingwalking
• Neal Darnell's Flash Fire jet truck
• Marcus Paine, decathalon
• Bill Shepherd, Yak-11
• C-17 demonstration
• Dan Buchanan, hang glider demonstration
12:45-4:30 P.M.
• Intermission / fighter aircraft load demonstration
• Alaska Joint Forces demonstration
• Kirby Chambliss, Red Bull Edge 540
• Neal Darnell's Flash Fire jet truck races
• Kirby Chambliss, Red Bull Edge 540
• U.S. Army Golden Knights
• F-16 demo
• Bud Granley, Yak-11
• U.S. Navy Blue Angels ground and air demonstration
I wasn't planning to be there all day, but....I think I need to stop at WalMart I find a chair to take. I forgot about earplugs....I have those. Making a list.