Last weekend Chrissy and I went down to the coast for a lil getaway...on Saturday we went to Naval Air Station Kingsville for the Wings Over South Texas 2010 air show...it was awesome! Seriously one of the most specatular displays I've ever seen. The U.S. Army Golden Knights parachuted in with the American and Texas flags...then there were numerous trick planes that did some crazy stuff. There was also a Pearl Harbor reenactment, that was pretty cool. (intel reports that more personal pics can be found at Chrissy's blog in the near future.)
We saw the T-45 Goshawks stationed there at NAS Kingsville...they are the training planes for future Naval and Marine Corps fighter pilots.
We saw an Air Force KC-135...a huge tanker plane that refules planes in flight.
Then things really got amped up with a USAF F-16 Viper...it blew me away....it flew past us at low altitute at 650 mph...it just cut through the air...it was crazy how it just kinda glided past us...and then a second later the roar of the jet caught up to us...mind boggling that it was less than half it's top speed....but very impressive for how low to the ground it was.
The main event...the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. A team of 6 FA-18 Hornets...two solo demonstrators and 4 who flew in formation.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the Marine Corps C-130 Hercules also known as Fat Albert, which accompanies the Blue Angels everywhere and brings maintenance equipment and what not. Surprisingly nimble lil bugger.
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Looks like a pretty cool display. What a fun get-a-way. The house looked awesome, I'm going to need to get that info from y'all.
what a perfect weekend for you both!
How fun! It amazes me how tightly the Blue Angels fly, total precision. There is talk that the Thunderbirds will be flying here this summer, I'm kind of bummed we'll miss out.
they are 18 inches apart in that diamond formation. i'm on the prowl for a thunderbird show.
oh and you're right...thunderbirds are at tinker on june 19-20...they'll be in san antonio at lackland in november. i reckon i'm hooked.
Sounds cool, Zach. Did you go to the beach?
no we didn't make it to the beach...would have been nice though. (this is zach...didn't wanna sign out)
I was the Boom Operator on the KC-135 (the tanker plane). On behalf of the crew of Gasser 52 from Altus AFB, Oklahoma, the United States Air Force and Navy we would like to thank you for attending the airshow and supporting the men and women of the US Armed Forces!
-Mongrel
NKAWTG...N!
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