Valiant Air Command Airshow, 14-16 March 08

The Valiant Air Command (VAC) will be having their yearly airshow on 14-16 March at the Space Executive Airport in Titusville. Details about the show can be found here.

The attendees may change but here is what is posted:

* Red Baron Acrobatic Team
* F-104 Starfighter
* Memphis Belle B-17 Flying Fortress
* USAF F-15 Strike Eagle Flight Demonstration
* USAF F-16 Viper Flight Demonstration
* USAF Jet Car race with speeding aircraft
* USAF A-10 Warthog
* US State Department UH-1
* US State Department OV-10 Bronco
* USAF C-17 Globemaster
* USAF T-1 Jayhawk
* USN-PC-3
* USN-Hawkeye
* L-39, FW 149, Corsair, O-2, C-123H

Plus many other beautiful warbirds including P-51 Mustangs, T-6 Texans, T-34 Mentors, T-28 Trojans, WW-1 Fokker Tri-plane and Newport, Italian Marchetti, Russian MIG-17, F-86 Sabre, North American B-25 Mitchell’s and many more interesting and exciting former military warbirds.

“Wings of Freedom” Tour by the Collings Foundation

The “Wings of Freedom” Tour by the Collings Foundation once again starts by visiting across the state of Florida after its maintenance visit at American Aero Service in New Symrna Beach. Check out their site for the latest tour info.

January
1/18 – 1/21
Fort Lauderdale, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
Location: Banyan Air Services

1/22 – 1/24
Pompano Beach, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark
Location: Anthony Aviation

1/24 – 1/28
Boca Raton, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Boca Raton Airport
Location: Avitat Aviation

1/28 – 1/30
Naples, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Naples Municipal Airport
Location: Naples Jet Center/Sterling Aviation

1/30 – 2/1
Fort Myers, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Page Field Airport
Location: North Ramp

February
2/1 – 2/4
Venice, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Aiport: Venice Municipal Airport
Location: Venice Jet Center

2/4 – 2/6
Tampa, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Vandenberg Airport
Location: Leading Edge Aviation

2/6 – 2/8
Kissimmee, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Location: Atlantic Aviation

2/8 – 2/10
Ocala, FL (B-17 & B-25)
Airport: Ocala Regional / Jim Taylor Field
Location: General Aviation Ramp

2/11 – 2/21
Maintenance Break

2/22 – 2/25
Keystone Heights, FL (B-17 B-24 & B-25)
Airport: Keystone Airpark
Location: Main Ramp

FW-190 D9 Black 12 arrives at Stallion 51

Tom Blairs’ FW-190 D9 Black 12 arrived at Stallion 51. This FW-190 was built by Flug Werks. Photos of the arrival are available here courtesy of Chuck Gardiner and here by Jeff Thornton..