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ISSUE
133 - August 2010
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The
Greatest Show on Turf - Part II |
By Kevin Moore, Contributing
Editor & Photographer
Roslin, Ontario, Canada |
Last
week we visited "The Greatest
Show on Turf" at Geneseo, New York. This week, we view
more of the airshow. |
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U.S. Air Force New
York Air Guard ski equipped LC-130 Hercules. |
The C-130 Hercules aircraft is not
a rarity in skies around the world, however the U.S. Air
Force, New York Air Guard brought one of four LC-130's that
are ski equipped. These massive skis slung under the airplane
and around the undercarriage look very odd on the airplane
while taxiing along the grass, but they perform a valuable
service during winter months. Though the skis don't fully
retract in flight, they do snug up a little tighter to the
fuselage in flight, more-so than they are during ground operations. |
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The two B-25 Mitchell's,
left, and two of the P-51 Mustang's, right, in flypasts for
the crowd. |
Another great sight in the skies above
Geneseo was the performance and passes by the B-17, two B-25's,
and four P-51 Mustangs. These beautiful airplanes flew their
show in a similar fashion to that of a wartime operation
where the bombers would form up in massive groups on route
to their target(s) while their little buddies, the fighters,
would patrol the skies above (and below) in an effort to
keep enemy fighters away. What a marvelous sight and sound. |
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A beautiful Vultee
BT-13, left, and a replica Japanese "Kate" bomber
right. |
Other aircraft that flew the skies
during the show were the Curtiss Helldiver, an FG-1D Corsair,
a Vultee BT-13, several T-6 Texans/SNJ Navy, and aerobatic
performances by a Jungmeister biplane and Window World MX2
flown by Rob Holland. There were also flypasts by various
trainers such the Stearman, Stinson, Luscombe, Ercoupe, a
Canadian built Fleet Canuck, and several other airplanes. |
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Manfred Radius performs
a silent demonstration in his Salto saiplane while smoke trails
from his wingtips, left. At the end of his performance, he
approaches just feet off the ground, inverted, cutting a ribbon
with his wings, right. |
The quietest part of the show was
a performance by Canadian glider pilot Manfred Radius who
performs an aerial ballet in his Salto sailplane. With smoke
trailing from the wingtips, Radius wheels and flings his
sailplane through the sky, finishing with an inverted ribbon
cutting a mere 20' feet off the ground, followed by a short
climb to roll from the inverted position, and a dive back
down almost to ground level to pick up speed in order to
complete a 180 degree turn back to the airfield for landing. |
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The four visiting
P-51's perform the "missing man" formation with "Red
Tail" climbing up as the "missing man," left.
A beautiful pass by the C-47, right. |
If you've never been to Geneseo New
York for their airshow then mark it on your calendar for
2011. Fly in or drive in and join the many RV's parked on
the airport grounds for a weekend of flying, festivities
and fun. If you don't RV or camp, then Rochester, New York
is only 20 minutes away with numerous hotels and motels and
many places to eat. Come see the show..... It truly is "The
Greatest Show on Turf!" |
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"Glamorous
Gal" P-51 takes to the air, barely off the ground with
gear coming up, left. As the gear comes up, "Glamorous
Gal" banks sharply right to climb away and meet the other
fighters before their flypast, right. |
For more information on the 1941 Historical
AIr Group visit 1941hag.org. |
For more information on Canadian Warplane
Heritage visit warplane.com. |
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CWH Lysander, left,
and Firefly, right. |
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CAP P-51 not long
after sunrise. |
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Manfred Radius
performing a breathtaking display. |
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The B-17 taxies into a parking position
on the grass, looking as she may
have looked after returning
from one of its missions over wartime Europe. |
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