By Joyell Nevins Freelance Writer / Weekly Record Herald Editor The Air Show is, for the uneducated (a.k.a myself and the general public), a glimpse into another world. These are not your Delta, Air Tran, or U.S. Air jets. The crew does not offer you peanuts. Nor are you shuffled on and off the plane [...]
Photos by: Kathy McDermott Goodman Photos below were taken before and during my flight with the U.S. Army Golden Knights on Sunday, July 24, 2011 during the 2011 Vectren Dayton Air Show. Video: Only had the chance to catch 2 really quick jumps, and I mean really quick! Watching this is almost as sweet [...]
By: Kathy McDermott Goodman Here are some performance and exhibit photos from Saturday’s Vectren Dayton Air Show:
By Andrea Nay Courtesy of TippNews DAILY It’s 98 degrees in the shade, which means it must be time for the annual Vectren Dayton Air Show. On Thursday, the US Air Force Thunderbirds arrived, and TippNews braved the heat to join them on the flight line. We learned more about the crew, planes, and preparations [...]
Dayton, Ohio – The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger announced July 7, 2011 the amazing B-1 and B-2 heavy bombers will appear at this year’s 37th annual on July 23rd and 24th. Dubbed the Killer B’s by air show officials these large, powerful aircraft are a rare combination at any air show. The [...]
Dayton, Ohio – The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger announced yesterday the addition of some rather unique static display aircraft that will participate in the 2011 Show on July 23rd and 24th. Heading the list of unusual static aircraft will be the MetLife Blimp “Snoopy Two” and a USAF QF-4 Phantom fighter jet. [...]
Dayton, Ohio – The Vectren Dayton Air Show Presented by Kroger will have a distinctive static display at this year’s show, the NASA Super Guppy. The Super Guppy is rarely seen by the public and has been in Dayton only once in the show’s 37-year history, the centennial event in 2003. The 2011 show, Dayton’s [...]
These photos of the US Navy Blue Angels were shot at the Vectren Dayton Air Show and submitted by Sarah Muldowney of Tipp City, OH as part of the collaborative coverage by MiltonNews DAILY and TippNews DAILY. ###
Article by Deuce Ruby, age 11
Ever since I was 6 I dreamed of being a pilot, so I was thrilled when I heard I was going to the air show. It was great that one of the Dayton Air Show staff members told me that there was going to be a Navy flight simulator. I was so excited at the thought of riding in that!
What can you say about an experience that literally takes your breath, and your vocabulary, away? I was rendered speechless today after my flight aboard Fat Albert, the C-130 support plane for the US Navy Blue Angels. For those of you who know me, this is no small feat. I will admit part of the [...]
