US Air Force Thunderbirds display their breath-taking precision flying at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com By Karen Rubin, Travel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.com
Capacity, if not record crowds are expected for this year’s Memorial Day Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach, Long Island, a combination of ideal weather and the US Air Force Thunderbirds headlining a crowd-pleasing lineup of aviation and aerobatic attractions.
The thrilling line-up also includes The United States Army Golden Knights Parachute Team will make their 17th appearance; the U.S. Navy F-35C Tac Demonstration Team; US Navy Growler (F-18 Super Hornet), the only electric attack aircraft; the U.S. Coast Guard, and the 106th Rescue Wing NY Air National Guard HC – 130 / HH 60 Demonstration Team.
We also get to witness the daring do of Jessy Panzer, a renowned female aerobatic pilot, flying for her second time at Jones Beach in a bi-plane; three of the American Air Power Museum’s flying fleet of Warbirds; the SUNY Farmingdale State College Flying Rams; Long Island’s own David Windmiller; and Mike Goulian, the most decorated aerobatic pilot in North America, and my personal favorite, the Skytypers who have been in every Jones Beach Air Show since 2004.
Here are photo highlights:
US Air Force Thunderbirds headline the Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Three World War II planes from The American Airpower Museum in Farmingdale circled over the crowd including a Douglas C-47, a supply and troop transport plane with stripes on its fuselage so allies knew not to shoot it down. The others were a British Curtis P41 Warhawk and a P-51 Mustang © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Growlers, the F-18 Super Hornet © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Navy Growlers, the F-18 Super Hornet © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com
An aerobatic biplane performs at the Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com U.S. Navy F-35 Tac Demonstration Team performs at the Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com U.S. Navy F-35 Tac Demonstration Team performs at the Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Long Island’s own aerobatic champion David Windmiller performs snap rolls, inverted flat spin (where the plane falls from the sky), knife edge tumblers, inside-outside octogan loop © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com Long Island’s own aerobatic champion David Windmiller performs snap rolls, inverted flat spin (where the plane falls from the sky), knife edge tumblers, inside-outside octogan loop © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com The world-famous Skytypers, who are based at Republic Airport (and basically invented and patented skytyping) demonstrated thrilling combat maneuvers in their flight squadron of five vintage WWII aircraft © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com The world-famous Skytypers, who are based at Republic Airport (and basically invented and patented skytyping) demonstrated thrilling combat maneuvers in their flight squadron of five vintage WWII aircraft © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com The world-famous Skytypers, who are based at Republic Airport (and basically invented and patented skytyping) demonstrated thrilling combat maneuvers in their flight squadron of five vintage WWII aircraft © Karen Rubin/news-photos-features.com US Army Golden Knights parachute team at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island (c) Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Army Golden Knights parachute team at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island (c) Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Army Golden Knights parachute team at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island (c) Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Army Golden Knights parachute team at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island (c) Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com Mike Goulian, the most decorated aerobatic pilot in North America, demonstrates his daring-doo at the Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island (c) Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Air Force Thunderbirds display their breath-taking precision flying at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Air Force Thunderbirds display their breath-taking precision flying at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Air Force Thunderbirds display their breath-taking precision flying at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Air Force Thunderbirds display their breath-taking precision flying at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Air Force Thunderbirds display their breath-taking precision flying at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com US Air Force Thunderbirds display their breath-taking precision flying at Bethpage Air Show, Jones Beach, Long Island, for Memorial Day weekend © Karen Rubin/goingplacesfarandnear.com See also:
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