[MilCom] Airshow Report: Gathering of Mustangs and Legends

Mon Oct 1 02:43:17 EDT 2007

Pictures, man, pictures!  And videos...... !!!!!!

I really REALLY wanted to go to this one but I had a
prior committment in Chicago......

Duane

--- Joe Cobb <gunslinger37217 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello friends, I was going to let some others give
> their views and freqs on this show but i was so
> giddy
> i'm going to give my view and what i heard anyway.
> 
> The freqs:
> USAF Thunderbirds:
> 141.85  (Diamond)
> 235.25  (Solos)
> 
> General:
> 120.05  Rickenbacker Tower 
> 348.40  """  """  "" "  "  (no a/c heard on this
> freq)
> 127.525 Air Boss/Heritage Flight F-15 and F-22 
> 135.075 Link to PA/Michael Goulian/Heritage Flt F-16
> 123.15  Discrete, Aeroshell Team and Red Barons
> 384.55  F-15/F-16 Demo (air to spotter)
> 376.025 F-22 Demo (air to spotter)
> 
> Misc Ground Comms:
> 411.7375  Rickenbacker 121st ARW Security Police
> 406.3625  121st ARW Command Post (Ground Ops)
> 413.225   121st ARW Maintenance (Fuel Trucks)
> 155.625   Airport Maintenance Crews
> 
> I attended Saturday and this by far ranks about THE
> best airshow i've ever attended.  It was worth every
> mile i drove to get there.  Close to 100 P-51's, if
> not at or a little more, were in attendance. 
> Nothing
> quite compares to that Rolls Royce Merlin engine at
> full throttle.  They did a great formation at the
> end
> of Saturdays show by forming the number 51 and
> passing
> overhead and using a C-130J for a/a pics as well as
> coordiating the formation.  Had other warbirds in
> attendance: 2 P-38's (one was Glacier Girl), 2
> P-47's,
> a P-40, 2 B-25's, 2 B-17's, and many many more.  
> 
> Modern day stuff included (static displays) a C-5A
> out
> of Wright-Pat, a C-17 out of Mississippi, a C-130
> out
> of Mansfield, OH., and F-16 out of Springfield, OH
> (panther or tiger on the tail), a different grey
> scheme T-6A out of Columbus AFB, MS, two A-10's: one
> from Baltimore and the other from Battle Creek.  A
> B-52H out of Minot AFB, and Rickenbacker's own
> KC-135R.
> I might have missed a couple, not sure.
> 
> The flying was out of this world.  The Aeroshell
> T-6's
> were good as usual as well as the Red Barons.  All
> the
> solo performers were top notched.  All the single
> ship
> military TAC Demo's were back to back.  I finally
> got
> to see the Raptor and all i can say is WOW!!  The
> Heritage Flights were of course with all P-51's. 
> The
> F-16 flew alongside with 1, the F-15 had two and the
> F-22 flew alongside 3 P-51's.  Patty Wagstaff didn't
> fly her extra but did several loops and rolls in
> what
> else but a P-51D!!  The USAF Thunderbirds were good
> (i'm not picky as long as it's fast and loud) after
> they finally got moving.  Once out on the runway #5
> developed an issue where he had to taxi back and get
> the spare jet.  The Boss elected not to takeoff till
> he was ready.  #4 had an issue as well but got it
> straightened out.  The show got halted for a few
> minutes a couple of times to let in some bizjets as
> well as a FedEx DC-10.  They should have been
> required
> to do a barrel roll to land or takeoff but no one in
> authority saw my since of humor. lol.  
> 
> As for logistics it was one of the best run and
> carried out events i've been a patron of.  Kudos
> goes
> out to the CPD, Sheriff's Deputies, OHP, volunteers,
> etc.  Getting in was no problem, i arrived around
> 0730
> and there was already a line to get in.  Getting out
> was also pretty smooth if you allow yourself a
> little
> time.  I stayed about and hour and a half after the
> show ended just browsing around.  
> 
> The stuff you could buy was pretty pricey (but i
> guess
> that's expected with an event like this) and they
> could have set up some different lines to get in
> such
> as people with tickets already over here, no tickets
> this line, etc.  I didn't find any other negatives
> with this show and the ones i mentioned are trivial
> but i thought i would throw that out as well.  Oh by
> the way, it was Sunny and 75 degrees.  Good times. 
> Now back to the harsh reality of my every day
> routine.
> 
> Joe
> Nashville, Tn.
> 
> 
> 
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