Jones Beach Air Show

Memorial Day weekend, I was back up on Long Island for the annual Jones Beach Air Show. Weather was less than ideal for an air show (Friday practice was flown despite clouds and occasional showers, and Saturday was rained out entirely) but we did get to see some cool stuff. Noticeably absent were the USAF Thunderbirds and other US military hardware, but the RCAF did send their CF-18 demo to the show. With the weather, I ended up spending the entire weekend hanging out at the American Airpower Museum, which hosts the show aircraft every year.

1 - PBY Catalina waiting in the early morning fog.



2 - Sean Tucker launches - using about 30 feet of runway to get airborne!



3 - AAM's C-47 departing for the beach.



4 - CF-18 flyby after his demo at the beach.



5 - GEICO Skytypers return from their performance, keeping tight formation even on the ground.



6 - Apparently Santa left the sleigh at home, opting for a ride in the C-47.



7 - Captain Dan trying to hold off the AAM's armor division.



8 - After landing, the CF-18 pilot asked tower if he could take a detour and taxi past the group of people with cameras out on the tie-down area. Those crazy Canucks!



9 - "Yankee Lady" on take off roll.



10 - Afterburners, Baby! :thumb




Thanks for looking!