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  • Photo essay: F-16 Fighting Falcon flies aerial demo for Scott AFB airshow

    A pilot flying an F-16 Fighting Falcon held an aerial demonstration during the 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow on Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people who attended the two-day airshow witnessed the F-16 perform it's multitude of capabilities.According to

  • Photo essay: MiG 17 performs at 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow

    A vintage Russian-built MiG 17 jet participated in an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow on Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The MiG 17, flown by Mr. Randy Ball, is an aircraft made famous during the Vietnam War. The MiG 17 flown at the Scott AFB airshow

  • 180,000 attend 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest

    The 2010 Airpower Over the Midwest air show wowed aircraft enthusiasts of all ages at Scott over the weekend with aerial demonstrations, static plane displays and fun activities for the entire family.Lt. Col. Michael Kayser, air show director, said the weekend's events, which were attended by

  • Photo essay: B-2 Spirit performs during Scott AFB airshow

    An aircrew flies a B-2 Spirit from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., over the airfield as part of an aerial demonstration for the 2010 Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow on Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott AFB, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow. According to its Air Force fact sheet,

  • Photo essay: Joint Base MDL KC-10 on display for Scott AFB airshow

    People attending the Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow line up to look at a static display of a KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Tens of thousands of people attended the two-day airshow at

  • Photo essay: Super Galaxy on display for Scott AFB airshow

    People attending the Airpower Over The Midwest Airshow look at a static display of a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Sept. 11, 2010, at Scott AFB, Ill. Tens of thousands of visitors stopped at Scott AFB for the two-day airshow. The C-5M Super Galaxy has the latest upgrades in

  • Golden Knights drop in for Scott AFB airshow

    At 12,500 feet above the earth, buildings, roads and even the enormous C-5 Galaxy aircraft sitting on the runway start to look like small specks.At that height seven members of the Army Golden Knights Parachute Gold Team prepare to jump. On hands and knees, precariously close to the edge of the

  • Fat Albert opens the show for the Blue Angels

    The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are known for their high-performance, tactical F/A-18 Hornets, but without Fat Albert, the show wouldn't happen.Fat Albert is a C-130 Hercules aircraft manned by an all-Marine crew consisting of three pilots, two flight engineers, a navigator, a flight mechanic and a