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This years Shaw Fest is scheduled for 23 Apr. The Thunder Birds and Army Golden Knights will perform. Also there will be an A-10 static/Demo.

http://www.shaw.af.mil/index.asp#


Fender
"A woman drove me to drink
and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her".
W.C. Fields

Edited by - Fenderstrat72 on Apr 11 2005 03:39 AM

Looks like it's time to take a trip and visit my sister inlaw and go to another airshow at the same time... man life is great!

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I'll be there. I'm heading back home to Sumter tomorrow. My dad will watch a performance on Friday since he's a retired disabled vet, and then he'll go again with me on Saturday. At the last Shawfest, we had one of those "back in my day" moments. I was standing there in front of an A-10 listening to him as he pointed out different things with his cane. Later, I thought it was pretty cool to see him talk to a young airmen about the TF-34. This guy had to have been in is early 20s while my dad was in his 50s, but they've both worked the same aircraft. Amazing...

Shirley Manson is freakin' hot!

Well there will only be a static display for the Hog. No demo, that sucks.

Fender
"A woman drove me to drink
and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her".
W.C. Fields

Well there was an Hog Demo after all. A very short one that included F-16's as well. I got to meet the Hog pilots the night before at a icebreaker for the T-Birds. Major T-Bone and Capt Wookie. Couple of class guys from Pope. All in all it was a good show. The C-17 demo kicked ass beyond belief. I know what you are thinking, C-17? Well yes, C-17. A B-2 from Whiteman did a fly over but no static B-2. No F-22 either, however there was a F-35 mockup with lockheed reps to answer questions. The vernerable old B-52 was also on display, a 1961 H model, cripes I wasnt even born yet. Well I was in the oven then. A Bone was there from Elsworth, still a impressive aircraft in my opinion. Anyone else make it?

Fender
"A woman drove me to drink
and I hadn't even the courtesy to thank her".
W.C. Fields

Yeah, I made it. YOu're right, the C-17 demo was kick ass! Both my dad and I were disappoinmted with the Air Power demo, but I wish the A-10s had their own separate demo.

Shirley Manson is freakin' hot!