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Air Fest '98
Schedule -- MacDill AFB, Florida
April 18 and 19
| 8 a.m. | Gates Open To The Public |
| 8:40 a.m. | Opening Parade |
| 9 a.m. | Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration (John Burdin) |
| 9:10 a.m. | YAK-55 Short Demonstration (Tim Weber) |
| 9:30 a.m. | U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team Opening Flag Ceremony |
| 9:30 a.m. | National Anthem (Bethany Kendrick) |
| 9:45 a.m. | KC-135 Stratotanker Fly-By |
| 9:55 a.m. | U.S. Special Operations Command High-Altitude-Low-Opening Parachute Jump |
| 10:25 a.m. | Joint Communications Support Element Static Parachute Jump |
| 10:45 a.m. | TransWorld F-104s Demonstration |
| 11 a.m. | Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft Demonstration (John Burdin) |
| 11:30 a.m. | Jane's F-260 Demonstration (Chuck Lischer) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Bud Light BD-5J Micro Jet Demonstration (Jack Ekl) |
| Noon | Fuji Film Blimp Fly-By |
| 12:05 p.m. | Sukhoi SU-31 Demonstration (Ian Groom) |
| 12:20 p.m. | YAK-55 Full Demonstration (Tim Weber) |
| 12:35 p.m. | P-51 Mustang Demonstration (Lee Lauderback) |
| 12:50 p.m. | F-15 Eagle Demonstration |
| 1:05 p.m. | Heritage Fly-By: F-15, P-51, F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| 1:20 p.m. | Oreck XL Demonstration (Frank Ryder) |
| 1:35 p.m. | Red Baron Stearman Squadron Demonstration |
| 1:55 p.m. | "1-800-COLLECT" Pitts S-2S Demonstration (Sean Tucker) |
| 2:10 p.m. | Toyota AirSports Extra 300 Demonstration (Kent Gorton) |
| 2:25 p.m. | U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team Full Show |
| 3 p.m. | Thunderbirds U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Ground Ceremony |
| 3:30 p.m. | Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration |
| Exhibits on the Ground |
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - MacDill Air Force Base holds Air Fest '98 April 18 and 19. Gates open at 8 a.m. both days. One of the largest air shows in the Department of Defense, Air Fest '98 features the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron -- the Thunderbirds -- performing aerial maneuvers in their F-16 Fighting Falcons. This is the only appearance by the Thunderbirds in the central Florida area this year. The U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Team is also scheduled to appear. Recognized as the Army's goodwill ambassadors, the team won the world formation skydiving championship for 1997. Other air acts include a demonstration of the F-15 Strike Eagle, fly-bys by the B-52 Stratofortress and B-1 Lancer bombers and a fly-by by the KC-135 Stratotanker, the cornerstone of the 6th Air Refueling Wing's flying mission. Civilian air acts include performances by the Red Baron Stearman Squadron, Sean Tucker in the Challenger 300, Jack Ekl in the Bud Lite BD-5J Micro Jet, the Trans World Starfighters F-104s, Ian Groom in the Fuji Film Sukhoi (sook-hoy) SU-31, Tim Weber in the YAK 55, Frank Ryder in the Oreck X-L airplanes and Kent Gorton in the Toyota Air Sports Extra 300, performing a maneuver created especially for Air Fest '98 -- thunder over Tampa. |
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