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• 50th Anniversary Abbotsford Air Show!

  In demo teams, fighters, military / 17 August 2012 / 2 comments

  

  It was August 11th and 12th 1962 when the very first airplanes took to the skies at Abbotsford International for an airshow. Fifty years later the show goes on, attracting demo teams from around the world to perform at one of the top-tier shows in North America. This year the big teams to take the stage were the Canadian Snowbirds

  

• ARCTIC THUNDER 2012 Review!

  In air force, demo teams, featured, fighters, warbirds / 6 August 2012 / 4 comments

  

  The bi-annual Arctic Thunder Event held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) up in Anchorage a couple of weeks ago and was attended by approximately 225,000 people between the two days. The headline acts for the show was the United States Air Force Thunderbirds and the F-22 Raptor Demo team. JBER was a must do for the F-22 team as the

  

• 2012 Lewis-McChord Air Expo Review

  In air force, bombers, demo teams, featured, fighters, military, post / 23 July 2012 / 8 comments

  

  July 22nd and 23rd saw the bi-annual Air Expo take place at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Tacoma WA. Weather throughout the weekend was changeable with bright sunshine on Saturday and low cloud and showers on Sunday. As always, the Pacific Northwest’s largest airshow attracted a wide variety acts. Military highlights in the flying program included the Rockwell B-1 Lancer, Northrop Grumman B-2

  

• 4th of July Freedom Fair

  In air force, fighters, military, navy, post / 6 July 2012 / 2 comments

  

  As the fireworks settled over the water, the 2012 4th of July Freedom Fair came to a close where thousands came out in force to support the Tacoma waterfront Tradition  knowing that this could possibly be the last one ever. The Freedom Fair is in 2 parts, it starts off with an airshow where they managed to capture a big

  

• Space Shuttle Trainer Arrives in Seattle!

  In museums, news / 1 July 2012 / 4 comments

  

  Thousands of fans of all ages along with some government dignitaries flocked to Boeing Field under typical Seattle Grey skies to watch as the NASA Super Guppy was bringing in the first of three parts for the Space Shuttle Trainer that the Museum of Flight had won! The Super Guppy did a fly past over the field then went off

  

• Olympic Air Show 2012

  In fighters, military, navy, post / 23 June 2012 / 7 comments

  

  Rain and clouds was not enough to keep air show fans from flocking to the annual Father’s Day Show that is put on by the Olympic Air Museum at Olympia Regional Airport. This show is put on by the many volunteers that assist with the event; this year’s main act was the US NAVY F/A-18 Demonstration Squad from the VFA-122