Category: air show

Roar and Mastery at Orange County Air Show

The crowd erupted as a sleek silhouette appeared in the distance. “Ladies and gentlemen,” the announcer hollered, “the F-15 Eagle.” The crowd’s noise drowned in the cry of the twin turbofan engines as the fighter jet bolted past the audience. The show was on. For the ninth time, the Stewart International Airport in Orange County…


New Threats Revealed at China’s Zhuhai Airshow

Commentary Though canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dictatorship stages its Zhuhai air/ground/naval weapons show every two years, primarily to show to the United States, Japan, and Taiwan the accelerating military investments it will use to defeat Taiwan, and then subdue the United States and all other democracies on its…


Boeing B-17 Crashes With Fighter Aircraft Mid-Air in Texas

Two planes crashed mid-air during a Dallas air show. A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed around 1:32 p.m. local time at the Dallas Executive Airport, KXAS-TV reported. Dallas Fire-Rescue reported an Alert 3 incident that happened at 5300 Challenger Dr. in Dallas where the airport is located. A…


Man Dead After Explosion at Michigan Air Show

A 40-year-old man has died after an explosion at an air show in Michigan on Saturday, police said. Chris Darnell, 40, was a driver of a jet-powered semitruck at the annual Battle Creek Field of Light Air Show and Balloon Festival. According to a statement from the Battle Creek Police Department, Darnell was driving the SHOCKWAVE Jet Truck during…