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Re: Best Ever Airshow Formations
Posted by mike furline on Fri Dec 12, 2003 10:24:29 PM
In reply top Re: Best Ever Airshow Formations posted by Martin Keenan on Fri Dec 12, 2003 09:35:35 AM
: Oshkosh mid 90's, F-104 - Mig 21 fly-by and vertical drag race to 10k.
: : : 2. Geneseo B-24, Lanc, and B-17's
:
: Geneseo 1991. One of my all time favorites, and I'm glad
: I took photos of it, as I don't think I'll ever see this h
: appen again.
:
: :
: : Kalamazoo/USN "Cat Flight"
:
: I never saw this complete -- The nearest thing to it was a
: t Wings of Eagles in Batavia in 1995, with Hellcat, Tigerc
: at, Bearcat, Tomcat, and a Corsair subbing for a Wildcat.
:
: : Ellis/Snodgrass F7F/F-14 demo
:
: Saw this at Batavia in 1996 -- Still the most incredible d
: ual aerobatic routine I've ever seen (especially consideri
: ng the unmatched nature of the participants)
:
: : Sean Tucker (Pitts Challenger)/three Robinson helos
: : B-17/LB-30/B-29/Lancaster at HIAS 93 (weathered-out; se
: en
: : only on Thurs media day)
:
: I know that they had examples of all four at Elmira in 200
: 0, but only on the Sunday. I didn't stay, so I don't know
: if they actually did a formation together.
:
: : Sabre (Rossi)/F-104s (Starfighters team)/CF-18 at Trent
: on
: : 99 (seen only on media day...why oh why...! but at leas
: t
: : it made the TV news...)
:
: This was spectacular, but why did they have to be so high
: up? The only person with decent pictures was Mike Reyno i
: n the chase CF-18 -- Lucky $%&@!
:
: Of course, there's the CWH Lancaster/Hurricane with the Mo
: squito and Spitfire too.
:
: Another contender would be the 36 ship CF-104 formation th
: at was put together once by the RCAF in Europe -- I forget
: the specific occasion, but I think it was 4 aircraft from
: each of the 9 RCAF squadrons in Europe at the time, arran
: ged in a huge diamond.
:
: Martin