Do you know what 650 mph sounds like???
The Aeroshell Aerobatic Team has been the best civilian formation team for many years. The team has been performing air shows for over twenty years. Flying the AT-6 Texan, you will see why beginning in 1938 the military used the AT-6 to train future pilots of the P-51 Mustang, F4U Cosair, P-40 Warhawk and others.
The Aeroshell team puts the Texan through several tight formation and aerobatic maneuvers to show off this aircraft's grace and beauty.
The Sky Soldiers are from the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation in Atlanta, GA The Sky Soldiers is an all volunteer group of retired military veterans who fly recently retired helicopters to perform their maneuvers.
Their machine of choice is the AH-1 Cobra.
It's been said speed and noise are what attract people to air shows. The Sky Soldiers are stealing the spotlight from the jet fighters.
"Tora! Tora! Tora! Bomb Squad" is well known for the "Wall of Fire".
In March of 2009, a group from the Tora Bomb Squad teamed up with a group of Marines at the MCAS in Yuma Arizona.
After over 10 hours of work, and months of planning, The Tora Bomb Squad shattered the 6,400 foot Wall Of Fire world record with a 10,178.3 foot wall of fire
The World Famous GEICO Skytypers Airshow Team is a flight squadron of six vintage WWII airplanes (SNJ-2). The team is comprised of an elite group of civilian pilots providing aeronautical demonstrations based on flying maneuvers utilized during the second world war.
During the airshows, the GEICO Skytypers are often found typing messages utilizing the horizon as a back drop. These messages can be as tall as the empire state building and visible for up to 15 miles away.
Come see a MIG 21 race across the skies of Winston-Salem this September.
William Ward is coming to town in his MIG 21 to push the speed of sound! Come see 700 MPH!!! Will Ward is a 14,000 hour Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) and currently the Captain of an Airbus A-320. Will has been flying for 24 years and graduated from the University of North Dakota Aviation Program. While at UND Will lead the UND Flying Team to first place finishes in regional and national competitions. He also received the Jeppeson Outstanding Team Member Award.
He has flown 60 different aircraft from the Sukhoi29, A-26, F104, T-33, MIG 15, MIG 21, MD 80 series and many more. The Russian produced MIG 21 is a rare bird in the states and this will be the very first appearance of a MIG 21 at a North Carolina Air Show.
Along with the 82nd Airborne, the Screaming Eagles are the most storied paratrooper division in the world. Their greatest missions included dropping behind the beaches at Normandy in 1944 and then taking the brunt of Nazi Germany's last gasp at the Battle of the Bulge.
Those great victories cost a staggering 10,000 casualties, but in so sacrificing, they lived up to Major General William C. Lee, their first commander's, words when he told his new unit that the 101st had "no history but had a rendezvous with destiny."
With many other planes requested!!! Tickets online at www.wsairshow.com and Lowes Foods.
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