Last Sunday, April 17th Cindy & I attended the 2005 Air Show at Holloman Air Force Base 70 miles from here. It was a beautifully sunny day.
As we were entering the air base we saw a formation of planes flying overhead. There were 4 planes - the A-10 Thunderbolt, P-51 Mustang, F-15 and F-16. After parking and getting through security we parked our lawn chairs in front of the F-117A Nighthawks which use stealth technology.
During the rest of the afternoon we saw the B-25, P-40, P-39, T-6 along with the MiG-17 (Russian fighter). National Areobatic Champion Mike Mangold put on an awesome show. That plane under his command performed some really dramatic moves. I was smiling through the whole performance. The afternoon finished with the sky diving performance of the Golden Knights and the precision flying of the Thunderbirds.
We missed the flights of the T-38, F-117, German Tornado and the B-1.
On the ground in static displays were many more planes including the massive C-17. All those planes are impressive. There were thousands of people enjoying the day.
I hope to go again, perhaps next year.
Shalom
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