The Greater Bangor
Air Show 2000
featuring: The Blue Angels

Saturday, May 27, 2000  --  9:00am to 5:00pm at Bangor International Airport

-- free admission --

Schedule of events:

* 9 a.m. - The grand opening will incorporate a tribute to America's military veterans.
* The "War Birds," World War 11-vintage aircraft, will stage a fly over at BIA.
* George Parker will perform in his high-performance Marchetti.
* Maine Army National Guardsmen will repel from a hovering UH-60 Blackhawk flown by the 112th Medical Co. (Air Ambulance), Maine Army Guard.
* The Maine Army National Guard will stage a firefighting demonstration with a UH-1 Huey.
* "Speed For Hire" will perform a "Jet ATV" demonstration.
* A KC-135E Stratotanker flown by the Maine Air National Guard will make a demonstration flight at the air show.
* "Speed For Hire" will perform a "Jet Truck" demonstration.
* Jim Parker, a daredevil acrobatic pilot from Warren, Vt., will fly his Salto glider, releasing it from its tow plane at 4,000 feet altitude and gracefully performing aerobatic maneuvers over the air show before staging a ground-level loop and landing at "center stage."
* A B-IB Lancer flown by the Georgia Air National Guard will make a demonstration flight at the air show.
* George Parker will perform in his high-performance Marchetti.
* As Parker completes his flight, he will race his Marchetti along the BIA runway in a fiery competition with the "Jet Truck" operated by "Speed For Hire."
* The F-16 Falcon Demonstration Team from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, will perform at the air show.
* Sean Tucker, the pilot for the 10-10-220 Power Aerobatic Team, will take off to perform his high-powered and critically acclaimed ''Sky Dance."
* The U.S. Marine Corps' air crew assigned to fly the Blue Angels' TC-130 Hercules affectionately known as "Fat Albert" by the "Blue and Gold" - will stage a JATO demonstration at the air show. JATO stands for "jet-assisted takeoff."
* The vaunted Blue Angels will perform their specialized acrobatic maneuvers.
* 5 p.m. - The "War Birds" will stage a departure salute to officially close the air show.
* The air show schedule is subject to change without notice.

Static displays

B-1B Lancer - Robbins AFB, Ga.
KC-135E Stratotanker - Bangor Air National Guard Base.
B-52H Stratorfortress - Minot AFB, N.D.
C-5 Galaxy - Stewart Field, Newburgh, N.Y.
F-117A Nighthawk - Holloman AFB, N.M.
KC-10 Extender - McGuire AFB, N.J.
C-17 Globernaster III - Charleston AFB, S.C.
C-141B Starlifter - Charleston AFB, S.C.
C-130 Hercules - 143rd Airlift Wing, R.I.
A-10 Thunderbolt - Otis Air National Guard Base, Barnstable, Mass.
F-15 Eagle - Otis Air National Guard Base, Barnstable, Mass.
F-16 Fighting Falcon Demo Team - Hill AFB, Utah.
F-16s - Dutch air force.
F/A-18 Hornet - Oceana Naval Air Station, Va. (this plane will be flown by Maine native Trey Clukey).
EA-6B Prowler - Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, N.C.
UH-60 Blackhawk - 112th Medical Co. (Air Ambulance), Maine Army National Guard Bangor International Airport.
OH-58 Jet Ranger - Maine Army National Guard, Bangor International Airport.
Beechcraft King Air - Maine Army National Guard.
HH-1 Huey - Brunswick Naval Air Station.
CP-140 Aurora - Greenwood Canadian Forces Base, Greenwood, Nova Scotia.
CH-124 Sea King - Shearwrater CPB, Nova Scotia.
T-45 Goshawk - Meridian Naval Air Station, Miss.
HH-60 Jayhawk - Cape Cod Coast Guard Base.
T-2 - Meridian Naval Air Station, Meridian, Miss.
T-6 Texan
T-28 Trojan - Maine.
T-34 Mentor - Massachusetts.
T-38 Talon - Vance AFB, Okla.
B-1 7 Flying Fortress - Falcon Air, Mass.
B-25 Mitchell - Falcon Air, Mass.
PT-1 7 Stearman - Falcon Air, Mass.
F-4U Corsair - American Air Power Museum, N.J,
TBM Avenger - American Air Power Museum, N.J.
DHC-1 Chipmunk - William Wade.
Marchetti - Marchetti Holdings.
Challenger - 10-10-220 Power Aerobatic Team.
Salto glider - Parker Aviation, Vt.
Jet-Powered Ramjet/Quadzill - Speed For Hire.

reprinted from the Bangor Daily News 5/25/2000