Commemorative Air Force airshow pictures

My Humble Self | 13 Oct. 2002 | Razorback-bert

[razorback-bert]

Sorry about the format, but it was akin to herding cats.

[razorback-bert]

Just a few of my pictures from the CAF air show.

[cmsgop]

Loved it Great Job!

[jwfiv]

Immense thanks for your post, razorback-bert. Very nice. Sure cheers me up. All those aircraft are beautiful.

[rohry]

Thanks for the post (and the e-mail). Is the fourth picture a B2? If it is, did they let you see it up close?

[Squantos]

Nooooo please tell me that wasn't this weekend ????? Man I screwed up bad ! I wanted to see that. Dang !!

Thanks for the Pics Bert......Thanks very much !!

Stay Safe !

[rohry]

Also, what is the 9th picture? It looks kind-of like a Concorde...sorry for my ignorance...

[ZOOKER]

9th pic is a B-1B Lancer.

BTW, Bert, thanks for the P-39 pic, you almost never see this aeronautical oddity...

[razorback-bert]

The B-2 only did a low fly over and it is hard to see even when you know it is there.

The other picture is a B-1-B and they let you in the cockpit for the first time this year.

[razorback-bert]

It's always the first week end in October.

[hole_n_one]

The annual airshow at the Van Nuys Airport in the San Fernando Valley (Los Angeles) was cancelled this year because of 9/11/01.........organizers said that they were unable to provide adequate security to ensure the safety of the public.

Thanks for the pics!

[Squantos]

OK I just circled the week on my Brooke Burke 2003 Calander !!..........No excuses next year !

Stay Safe Bert !

[rohry]

"The other picture is a B-1-B and they let you in the cockpit for the first time this year."

Wow! Sounds like great fun!

Discovery has a show on right now (2 PM Eastern)about the next generation of military aircraft. I'll watch it and get educated...

[razorback-bert]

I am looking for the Russian Exp prop job.

Meantime, here is one my father flew over the HUMP.

[STONEWALLS]

....mighty fine Bert!

Soooey!

Stonewalls

[VOA]

razorback-bert,
thanks for the vicarious thrills.

I especially like the Bell Airacobra and the B-29 "Fifi".
I've got to make it to Midland on the first weekend in October one of these years!

For any lurkers/posters in flyover country...
The "Salute To Veterans" Airshow at Columbia, MO each Memorial Day weekend is usually
a good airshow, with lots of local US military presence.

IIRC, they usually have show info up at least a few months in advance at:

www.salute.org

[razorback-bert]

[concentric circles]

Any truth to reports that CAF is changing its name to a more pc alternative?

[facedown]

Bump for great pic's!

[Alas Babylon!]

Yup. That's the NEW name in the title of this thread--the Commemerative Air Force. It's no longer the Confederate Air Force. :-(