Goosebumps I

Last weekend we celebrated our anniversary with an overnight trip to Virginia Beach. We spent an afternoon at Sandridge Beach, thanks to advice on a less-populated beach from JBO.

Then we had dinner at a special eatery. The next day, we rose and found a geocache not too far from our hotel. Then we spent the rest of the day at Langley AFB at the Airpower over Hampton Roads airshow.

There we saw the USAF Heritage Flight (pictured above), which featured 50 years of Air Force planes. Clockwise from the top: WWII-era P-51C associated with the Tuskegee Airmen; modern F-15; Korean War-era F-86; and WWII-era P-38. This P-38 is the plane "Glacier Girl" which was found in a glacier, disassembled, and rebuilt to flying condition. (Do a Google search to learn more.)

The planes made several passes, wheeling and soaring in perfect formation. The show was closed out with a classic Thunderbirds program.

Posted by JRC at May 28, 2004 04:33 PM | TrackBack