Oceana Air Show – Sept. 20 & 21
Join the famous Blue Angels along with stunt and acrobatic fliers, skywriters, barnstormers, dog-fighting jets and more as they perform at the annual Oceana Air Show, in Virginia Beach, VA.
The base is just 3 hours from Washington, DC and the East Coast’s only Master Jet Base, the largest type of tactical fighter air base. It manages a sophisticated array of attack and support aircraft of over 250 aircraft, including both F/A-18 Hornet and Navy F-14 Tomcat squadrons.
From vintage aviation to the latest in military firepower, the show includes demonstrations from the hottest fighters in the U.S. arsenal including the F-22 Raptor, F/A-18C Hornet, the Super Hornet, and the E-2C Hawkeye warning and control system plane.
Here’s a link to the long lost of scheduled performers and aviation demonstrations.
Oceana Air Show - 2008
Naval Air Station Oceana
16 miles East of the City of Norfolk
Virginia Beach, VA - about 200 miles or 3 hours from DC, (map it or click here for basic directions)
Dates and Times – Saturday and Sunday, September 20 – 21, 2008. Gates open at 8:00 a.m., flying starts at 10:00 a.m. and the Blue Angels perform at 3:00 p.m. check the website for the schedule.
Tickets – Admission is FREE, with additional paid seating available. Bleachers - $4.00, General - $8.00, Reserved - $12.00 and are available online.
Parking – Free.
Images – Raptor - U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ben Bloker, F/A-18 - DOD photo/Navy Lt. Peter Scheu,
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