[MilCom] Airshow Report: Gathering of Mustangs and Legends

John Denney den8yzc at woh.rr.com
Mon Oct 1 12:39:00 EDT 2007 

Joe,
Since I was able to work all 4 days....thanks for all the kind 
words.  For all you #'s folks:

RULER 45  C-17 Jackson, MS  33116
RHINO 92   C-5   Wright-Pat  00461
Thunderbird 14  C-17 McGuire 44136 - Thursday arrival day.
CODY 01 C-130J  Rhode Island  61437 - Photo Plane for 51 Formation
CHILL 31 B-52H  Minot, ND  61-035
HERK 73 C-130H  Mansfield, OH  07197
SATAN 01 A-10 from Battle Creek and a loaner from MD  BC-80-265  MD-78-682
BUCKEYE 11 F-16 Block 30 from Springfield, OH  87-268
BLAZE 03  Texan II from Columbus, MS  98-3541  only 1 of 2 Texans in 
this scheme
SLUFF   KC-135R from Rickenbacker - towed over - 00341
Thunderbird 14  C-17 from McGuire 44133 - Sunday depature day

The 3 ACC Demo Teams were situated on the 121AW Ramp and there was 
absolutely no access.  They were the Viper East Coast Demo Team from 
Shaw AFB, THe F-15 Demo Team from Eglin AFB, and I am not sure where 
the F-22 Demo is based.  As reported by Joe, on Saturday Each Demo 
Team did a separate Heitage Flight.  On Sunday the Heritage Flight 
was the F-16, F-15, F-22, and the Crazy Horse
P-51.  That formation will be depicted on next year's ACC Heritage 
Flight Patch.  On Saturday there was a B-2 from Whiteman that did 3 
passes, one of which was accomplised with a beautiful close in 
turn...that was great show pass for the folks way out on the East end 
of the site.

By last count there were 77 P-51's on site, including 1 "A" model, 2 
"C" models, and one Cavalier.  Several Western based P-51's could not 
make it due to the extremely bad thunder storms we had on Thursday, 
during which the Demo Teams arrived, announcing to all the are 
truly"All Weather" capable.

At 12:14 PM 10/1/2007, John Denney wrote:
>At 02:43 AM 10/1/2007, you wrote:
>>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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