[MilCom] 2007 MCAS Beaufort Open House & Airshow Report - Sunday

[airshowfreak5 at aol.com]

Hey Guys,

Here's a rundown of what was on static Sunday, April 22, 2007 at MCAS 
Beaufort,SC for the open house:

[STATIC DISPLAYS]
[MILITARY]
AH-64A - #94-00332 - SC-ARNG Co A 1-151 AVN - McEntire ANGB,SC ((Was 
sporting an all-grey paint scheme. Very unique)).
B-52H - #61-0021 - 93rd BS/917th Wing - Barksdale AFB,LA
C-17A - #01-0190 - 437th AW - Charleston AFB,SC
CH-46E - #154010/YM-13 - HMM-365 - MCAS New River,NC
CH-53E - #161532/EN-09 - HMH-464 - MCAS New River,NC
EA-6B - #159584/MD-03 - VMAQ-3 - MCAS Cherry Point,NC (VMAQ-3 EA-6B, 
VMAQ-2 Crew)
F-15E - #87-0191/SJ - 333rd FS/4th FW - Seymour Johnson AFB,NC (Red 
tailstripe)
F-15E - #88-1677/SJ - 333rd FS/4th FW - Seymour Johnson AFB,NC (Red 
tailstripe)
F/A-18A+ - #163140/VE-201 - VMFA-115 - MCAS Beaufort,SC
F/A-18A+ - #163161/DR-202 - VMFA-312 - MCAS Beaufort,SC
F/A-18C - #164264/DC-01 - VMFA-122 - MCAS Beaufort,SC
F/A-18C - #165200/AB-400 - VFA-86 - MCAS Beaufort,SC
F/A-18D - #163959/ED-01 - VMFA(AW)-533 - MCAS Beaufort,SC
F-35C - AA-01 Mock-Up
KC-130J - #166511/BH-511 - VMGR-252 - MCAS Cherry Point,NC
MV-22B - #165956/EG-00 - VMM-263 - MCAS New River,NC
TH-57C - #162816/E-130 - TAW-5 - NAS Whiting Field,FL
TH-57C - #162821/E-135 - TAW-5 - NAS Whiting Field,FL
UC-35C - #165741/EZ - MAW-4 - NAS JRB New Orleans,LA (EASY-41)
UH-60L - #92-26415 - SC-ARNG ?2-151th AVN? - McEntire ANGB,SC

[CIVILIAN]
B-25J - #N62163 "Killer B" - Tom Reilly Vintage Aircraft
B727-227 - #N483FE - FedEx
C-131F - #N8149H (Buno # 141008) - Beaufort County Council
Douglas DC-3 - #N44V - "Piedmont Airlines" - Carolinas Aviation Museum
KDC-10 - #N974VV - Omega Air Inc.
OV-1D - #N1171Y (Military Serial # 62-5874) - Carolinas Aviation Museum
Beech C18S - #N7381C - Private Owner
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Airboss was 119.05.
Jim LeRoy was using 123.15. Didn't really follow too closely on the 
freqs.

The show was lackluster without the Blues (The aerial portion of the 
show was weak to begin with), However, At the beginning of Sunday there 
was a missing man formation by the Geico Skytypers to honor LCDR Kevin 
"Kojack" Davis, The Blues #6 pilot who died piloting BA #6 the day 
before. Very emotional, Everyone who was there who understood what was 
going on definitely had to fight to keep emotions in. Excellent job by 
Rob Reider, The airshow narrator, Definitely the best around. F-16 East 
out of Shaw put on a great demo, Good Heritage Flight with Snort in the 
F-86 as well. Warbirds that went up was a B-25 (#N62163) & F4U and 
Snort flew a performance in the Sabre.

Civilian Wise, Jim Leroy's solo act was great as usual, It was also my 
first time seeing Jurgis Kairys, A World Acrobatic Champion who 
definitely showed his worth. The dual performance by both Leroy and 
Kairys, Known as "TinStix" which features awe inspiring acrobatics 
along with Pyrotechnics provided by Rich's Incredible Pyro make it one 
of the best civilian acts out there. Considering the circumstances, I 
thought the men & women of MCAS Beaufort did an excellent job putting 
this show together, Especially after the tragic event on Saturday.

The Blues, Following the show, Departed in 2x ship flights (01 x2, 03 
x2 05 x2, Respectively). Eeriely quiet on a/a (Just a couple hits on 
237.8). I'm sure they are taking it rough.  I was enroute to Beaufort 
when the crash occured Saturday, The girlfriend gave me a call and told 
me and I couldn't believe it. I later found out around Savannah that 
Kojack didn't survive.

Last but most importantly, I send my condolences to LCDR Davis' friends 
& family and to everyone who knew him. I got the opportunity to speak 
with Kojack at NAS Atlanta last year at the show. Great,Humble guy. 
He'll surely be missed.

R.I.P. Kojack.

Adam
Marietta,GA
"VFA-203 Forever"
12/21/70-10/04/06 - The End, Baby...!


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