Airshow Previews, Reports, and Photos








Date Name of Show Show Site Jet Team
August 11, 1987 1987 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Blue Angels
September 11, 1988 1988 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Thunderbirds
  1990 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Thunderbirds
  1991 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Thunderbirds
  1992 Sounds of Freedom Airshow at NAS/JRB Willow Grove NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA  
  1994 Sounds of Freedom Airshow at NAS/JRB Willow Grove NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA  
  1994 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Blue Angels
  1995 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ  
  1996 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Thunderbirds
  1996 Sounds of Freedom Airshow at NAS/JRB Willow Grove NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA  
  1996 South Jersey Regional Airport AVM Air Fair/Airshow Medford, NJ  
  1997 Woodbine Airport, Woodbine, NJ Woodbine, NJ  
  1997 Sounds of Freedom Airshow at NAS/JRB Willow Grove NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA Blue Angels
  1997 South Jersey Regional Airport AVM Air Fair/Airshow Medford, NJ  
  1998 Sounds of Freedom Airshow at NAS/JRB Willow Grove NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA  
  1998 South Jersey Regional Airport AVM Air Fair/Airshow Medford, NJ  
July 31-August 1, 1999 1999 Miramar Airshow MCAS Miramar, CA Blue Angels
September 18-19, 1999 1999 South Jersey Regional Airport AVM Air Fair/Airshow Medford, NJ  
May 20-21, 2000 2000 Joint Services Open House Andrews AFB, MD Blue Angels,
Thunderbirds
June 3, 2000 2000 McGuire AFB Open House and Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Thunderbirds
June 17-18, 2000 2000 Sounds of Freedom Airshow at NAS/JRB Willow Grove NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA  
September 9-10, 2000 2000 South Jersey Regional Airport AVM Air Fair/Airshow Medford, NJ  
October 14-15, 2000 Rotorfest 2000 West Chester, PA  
June 2-3, 2001 2001 NAES Lakehurst's 80th Anniversary Air Show NAES Lakehurst, NJ Blue Angels
July 28-29, 2001 2001 NAS Lemoore Central Valley Airshow NAS Lemoore, CA Blue Angels
September 7-9, 2001 2001 NAS/JRB Willow Grove Open House and Air Festival NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA Blue Angels
October 13-14, 2001 Rotorfest 2001 West Chester, PA  
May 4-5, 2002 2002 Wheels and Wings Airshow Millville, NJ Thunderbirds
May 25-26, 2002 2002 Dover AFB Open House and Airshow Dover AFB, DE Thunderbirds
June 22-23, 2002 2002 AirPower Over Hampton Roads Langley AFB, VA Thunderbirds
August 17-18, 2002 2002 Wings of Freedom Airshow Frederick, MD  
September 13-15, 2002 2002 NAS/JRB Willow Grove Open House and Air Fest NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA Thunderbirds
September 20-22, 2002 2002 Neptune Festival Airshow NAS Oceana, VA Blue Angels,
Snowbirds
October 19-20, 2002 Rotorfest 2002 West Chester, PA  
May 17-18, 2003 2003 Wheels and Wings Airshow Millville, NJ Blue Angels,
Snowbirds
June 1, 2003 2003 Colonial Flying Corps Museum's Benefit Airshow New Garden, PA  
June 6-8, 2003 2003 World War II Weekend Reading, PA  
June 14-15, 2003 2003 New York International Airshow Stewart ANGB, NY Blue Angels
June 28-29, 2003 2003 Rhode Island ANG Open House North Kingstown, RI Blue Angels
July 17-20, 2003 2003 Vectren Dayton Airshow Dayton, OH Blue Angels,
Snowbirds,
Thunderbirds
August 27, 2003 2003 Atlantic City Airshow Atlantic City, NJ Thunderbirds
September 13-14, 2003 2003 '43 to '03 Airpower at the 'Grove Airshow NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA  
October 18-19, 2003 Rotorfest 2003 West Chester, PA  
April 30, May 1-2, 2004 2004 Wheels and Wings Airshow Millville, NJ Thunderbirds
May 15-16, 2004 2004 Joint Services Open House Andrews AFB, MD Blue Angels,
Snowbirds
May 15-16, 2004 2004 Dover AFB Open House & Airshow Dover AFB, DE Thunderbirds
May 21-23, 2004 2004 AirPower Over Hampton Roads Langley AFB, VA Thunderbirds
June 4-6, 2004 2004 World War II Weekend Reading, PA  
June 19-20, 2004 2004 Rhode Island ANG Open House & Airshow North Kingstown, RI Thunderbirds
July 17-18, 2004 2004 Cold Lake International Airshow Cold Lake, AB Snowbirds,
Thunderbirds
August 18, 2004 2004 "Thunder Over the Boardwalk" Atlantic City Airshow Atlantic City, NJ Thunderbirds
August 27-29, 2004 2004 Sussex Airshow Sussex, NJ  
September 24-26, 2004 2004 NAS Oceana Regional Airshow NAS Oceana, VA  
October 16-17, 2004 Rotorfest 2004 West Chester, PA  
May 13-15, 2005 2005 AirPower Over Hampton Roads Langley AFB, VA Thunderbirds
May 21-22, 2005 2005 Wheels and Wings Airshow Millville, NJ Snowbirds
May 21-22, 2005 2005 Joint Services Open House Andrews AFB, MD Thunderbirds
May 27-29, 2005 2005 NAS/JRB Willow Grove Airfest NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA Blue Angels
June 4-5, 2005 2005 McGuire AFB Open House & Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Blue Angels
June 18-19, 2005 2005 Rhode Island ANG Open House & Airshow North Kingstown, RI Blue Angels
August 31, 2005 2005 Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow Atlantic City, NJ Thunderbirds
September 16-18, 2005 2005 NAS Oceana Airshow NAS Oceana, VA Blue Angels
May 5-7, 2006 2006 AirPower Over Hampton Roads Langley AFB, VA Thunderbirds
May 20-21, 2006 2006 Joint Services Open House Andrews AFB, MD Blue Angels,
Snowbirds
May 27-28, 2006 2006 Jones Beach Airshow Jones Beach, NY Blue Angels
June 17-18, 2006 2006 NAS/JRB Willow Grove Air Fest NAS/JRB Willow Grove, PA Thunderbirds
June 24-25, 2006 2006 Rhode Island ANG Open House & Airshow North Kingstown, RI Thunderbirds
June 24-25, 2006 2006 Westfield International Airshow Barnes ANGB, MA Blue Angels
August 23, 2006 2006 Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow Atlantic City, NJ Blue Angels,
Thunderbirds
August 26, 2006 2006 Lancaster Community Day Airshow Lancaster, PA  
September 8-10, 2006 2006 NAS Oceana Airshow NAS Oceana, VA Blue Angels
October 7-8, 2006 2006 Dover AFB Open House & Airshow Dover AFB, DE Thunderbirds
October 14, 2006 2006 New Castle County Airshow Wilmington, DE  
October 14-15, 2006 Rotorfest 2006 West Chester, PA  
April 27-29, 2007 2007 AirPower Over Hampton Roads Langley AFB, VA Thunderbirds
May 12-13, 2007 2007 McGuire AFB Open House & Airshow McGuire AFB, NJ Thunderbirds
May 19-20, 2007 2007 Joint Services Open House Andrews AFB, MD Thunderbirds
May 26-27, 2007 2007 Wheels and Wings Airshow Millville, NJ Blue Angels
May 26-27, 2007 2007 Jones Beach Airshow Jones Beach, NY Thunderbirds
June 10, 2007 2003 Colonial Flying Corps Museum's Benefit Airshow New Garden, PA  
June 23-24, 2007 2007 Rhode Island ANG Open House & Airshow North Kingston, RI Blue Angels
August 15, 2007 2007 Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow Atlantic City, NJ Thunderbirds
September 7-9, 2007 2007 NAS Oceana Airshow NAS Oceana, VA Blue Angels
September 27-30, 2007 The Gathering of Mustangs and Legends Columbus, OH Thunderbirds
October 13-14, 2007 Rotorfest 2007 West Chester, PA  
May 17-18, 2008 2008 Joint Services Open House Andrews AFB, MD Blue Angels
May 24-25, 2008 2008 Jones Beach Airshow Jones Beach, NY Blue Angels
May 31-June 1, 2008 2008 McGuire AFB Open House & Air Expo McGuire AFB, NJ Thunderbirds
June 13-15, 2008 2008 Quebec International Airshow Quebec City, QC Blue Angels,
Snowbirds,
Thunderbirds,
Red Arrows,
Patrouille de France
June 20-22, 2008 2008 AirPower Over Hampton Roads Langley AFB, VA Red Arrows
June 28-29, 2008 2008 Rhode Island ANG Open House & Airshow North Kingstown, RI Red Arrows
August 20, 2008 2008 Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow Atlantic City, NJ Thunderbirds
September 19-21, 2008 2008 NAS Oceana Airshow NAS Oceana, VA Blue Angels
October 12-13, 2008 Rotorfest 2008 West Chester, PA  

 

There are two airshows in my area I will not be attending because of their timing (Reading, PA and Ocean City, MD).

There is a chance I will attend the shows in Westover ARB, MA and NAS Pensacola, FL, based on
many factors - one of which being if I can actually afford to go to those shows.

 

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