2009 NAS Oceana Airshow - F-15E Strike Eagle Demonstration

F-15E Strike Eagle Demonstration
Strike Eagle Demo Team

2009 NAS Oceana Airshow
Naval Air Station Oceana
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Saturday October 17, 2009

IN THIS VIDEO, Captains Phil "Ritz" Smith and Mike "Cash" Meade take this Strike Eagle through its paces in a truly flat show performance over NAS Oceana - the only time Ritz and Cash would fly over the entire weekend. Normally John "Gizmo" Cox would fly in the back seat but Ritz took the new demo pilot up for orientation - something that should have happened on Friday, but didn't. There was also no Heritage Flight because of the low clouds.

It should also be noted that Major George "Dog" Clifford was also in attendance with the Viper East Demonstration Team, but Dog never got a chance to show off the F-16. I have yet to ask him why but two things come to mind - the weather, and the fact that the 20th Fighter Wing had a voluntary grounding due to a tragic accident that took place in the days prior to the NAS Oceana Airshow.

I apologize for any bad color and/or vertical lines that may or may not be in this video. Once again, I have had some camera trouble throughout the weekend. It was also very windy, but I think I did well with the camera concerning the fact that it was, for the most part, cold, rainy, and windy for the entire weekend.

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Tags:

• F-15
• F15E
• F-15E
• Strike
• Eagle
• Demo
• Demonstration
• Ritz
• Gizmo
• NAS
• Oceana
• Airshow
• Air
• Show
• 2009

[HeX4869]

Hate the music in the background. I want to listen to sound of the jet.

[kingneptune117]

@halilyankee

Actually, the team is made up of Airmen who have seen real life combat.

[pilot626csm]

@HeX4869 same I hate it when they are talking over the jet and I hate the music

[gafalcon7]

Just look at that VAPOR! :)

[CrazedMachine]

I don't think anything else in the world gives me a bigger hard on than something like this.

[wermelingerd]

I prefer demos from MIG 29 and SU 27, they are much more impressif!

[beeferetown]

I see and hear these fly daily. Most of the time you cant even see them because they go so fast and their color hides them fairly well. Fun to watch but the constant noise can drive you nuts. We use to have the A-10's but traded them in for the F-15 a couple years ago. I miss the A-10's and their screaming noise. F-15's sound like thunder on steroids all day long.

[Gh0stSk113r]

just had an f15 fly over my house thats what made me watch this vid

[Gh0stSk113r]

what a dream job.

[racefactory900]

@CEOkiller You sound deluded. 

[ToonandBBfan]

Outstanding airplane