Due to the low ceiling, they didįour flat passes, and at 3:40 PM the show was over.Nelson Ezell flying the CAF SB2C Helldiver in 1989. Last up for the day, and for the show forĢ019, was the Aeroshell Team. The hour for the show to start back up, they were treated to a great The Cobra is on aįor the true airshow enthusiasts who waited Then, Skysoldier helicopters came in came in and did a troop insertion. They were also treated on Sunday to three The "Class of 45" do its show, and watch as the P-51 and F4U did their This is about half the number of spectators when the jet truck caught on fire.įor those who stayed, they were able to see There was never any guarantee that it would, with theĭamaged runway, and both runways not having all of their lengthĪvailable. To the east of my position, who waited for an hour for the show to startĪgain. No doubt theĪirport is not happy about having its runways burned, and the temporary Jet trucks are not allowed to perform at the event. One has to assume that if it does, it will write into the contract that Will let the Valiant Air Command do more airshows at the airport. Hopefully, the Space Coast Regional Airport Then, the flamesīurned up the drag chute, the truck went off the end of the runway, and Truck caught on fire during its run here in 2016. Information supplied to me since the airshow indicates that this same Runways lost the use of some of their length due to the fire. Underneath it at the intersection of runways 9-27 and 18-36. Good place to have a fire on an airport, the truck burned up the runway Was quickly on the scene, and put out the fire. T he Space Coast Regional Airport fire truck The airshow business as an "unplanned event." There are noĪccidents at airshows, only "unplanned events." I don't think that some of the crowdĪt first comprehended that this was not part of the act, but what is known in I had looked at the truck, which wasn't burning, and looked This is few seconds before the P-40 overflew Is burning at the starting line! This time the P-40 had its gear The pilot is just starting to retract it. Also, for some reason, the gear was down, and This is a first for me, as I have never seen a Way to race the P-40 in his jet truck "Homewrecker." Jerry McCart coming down the taxiway on his Matt Younkin did his normal super performance in the Twin Beech. Seems a shame to bring the AD-6 all the way from Dallas for it to only On Saturday there was only one pass of theĬavanaugh AD-6 Skyraider during the Skysoldier attack scenario. However, that never happened on Saturday. It was to be part of a Legacy Flight with theį4U Corsair. This is the first time I have seen a T-45 doįly-bys at an airshow. Jumper without some sort of head protection.Īmerican Flag Number Five with Number Six in Of the flag jump because there were six different American flags thatĬame down during the flag jump on Saturday. Gene McNeely performed all three days in his The P-51 and F4U each did their individualĪcts, and then formed up for the "Class of 45" demonstration. Both B-25s flew all three days at the event.ĭemonstration on both Friday and Saturday. When I attended the show in 2015, the top turret was on theī-25. Tom Reilly's B-25 Killer B is always at the Normandy this year for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day.ĭoug Matthews is a regular performer at Tico The Valiant Air Command's C-47 "Tico Belle" Most cases, I will only show a warbird or event once, even though many of The time Sunday afternoon rolled around, it was rather dark. The event, and to show which warbirds were in attendance.Īfternoon show was the best for photos, with lots of sunshine. Good escape from the winter weather at home!īelow are a few photos to give a flavor of The Space Coast Warbird Airshow is always a It doesn't really matter, as it is an airshow, and Looking back at my visit in 2015, I noticed that several of the acts Others may go to the beach for spring break, I spend my spring break at It snowed at home on the Sunday of the show. Even as I headed down to the show, there were To get really tired of shoveling snow each week, while yet another new storm Thinking about doing the show this year in late January, when I started To do airshows in all four seasons of the year. Show is that it is still actually winter when it occurs. Me it will always be Tico, and I will refer to it as such below. Warbird Airshow, formerly the Tico Warbird Airshow, since 2015. This was my first visit to the Space Coast Space Coast Warbird Airshow Warbird Photo ReviewĪirport, Titusville, FL - March 15-17, 2019 Airshow (Tico), Titusville, FL Seymour-Johnson AFB,īeaufort, SC TBM Reunion, Peru, IL Gathering of Warbirds,
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