"user314" (user314)
08/03/2014 at 13:40 • Filed to: Planelopnik, happenings, airshows, pittsburgh
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"user314" (user314)
08/03/2014 at 13:40 • Filed to: Planelopnik, happenings, airshows, pittsburgh | 2
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In 1999, the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station held an open house featuring a few USAF and civilian-owned ex-military planes. The following year, it had bloomed into a full-blown airshow, featuring more aircraft and actual flight demonstrations. After that, the show grew still larger, attracting the Thunderbirds, Blue Angels, and Canadian Snowbird teams, along with civilian aerobatic teams and the Skytypers. Unfortunately, the base has faced funding problems in the past few years, resulting in the show being canceled in 2009, 2012, and 2013. Last year's Congressional budget battles lead to the 2014 show also being canceled, leaving next year's show also in doubt. Still, it's fun to remember the good times. I'm posting just a few pics for each year; the year links will take you to the full slideshow.
Pretty much the whole shebang, right there
What we saw walking in
This C-123 has shown up at every show, most times accompanied by....
This OV-1
It's not an airshow unless the Huey makes an appearance, right?
Yeah, it's bigger this year
Much bigger
The C-17 showed off it's nifty thrust reversers turning around prior to a flight demo. Unfortunately, someone wasn't paying attention to distances, as the jetwash knocked over one of the speaker towers (I missed that, natch).
Yeah, Nighthawks at our pokey little airshow.
There were few signs at this show, and I had no idea what that white plane was. It actually took me a few years (wondering off and on, mind you) to find out it's an !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!!
Traded up to a digital camera for this show, many more pictures to take!
Much as I love the 'Hog, this gray scheme just does nothing for me. Bring back Euro I!
An EC-130J Command Solo from the 193rd SOW, located in Harrisburg, PA
Don't ask me how, but this is the best pic I got of the Tomcat. The rest are all closeups.
The first Super Hornet I'd ever seen. There were two there, an E and an F.
The KC-135s from the 171st Refueling Wing (Based at PIT) have some of the best nose art
Coming up tomorrow, 2007, 2008, and the best show (and last, so far): 2010!