May 16, 2005
Into the wild blue yonder
For the second year in a row, we traveled to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia for the Airpower over Hampton Roads airshow at Langley Air Force Base. Langley is not on the BRAC list.
This year's weather was great--not too hot, not too cold, no rain, light breeze--as we walked among planes on display and watched aerial demonstrations of everything from private aircraft to the latest military planes. Among the planes we saw flying were World War II planes such as the B-25 Mitchell bomber and the F4U Corsair, Korean War-era planes such as the US F-86 and a similar-age MIG owned by Red Bull, Pitt Special byplanes flown by the Red Baron aerobatic team flying four, the brand-new F/A-22 Raptor, and the B-2 bomber.
We also saw the US Army's Golden Knights precision parachuting team give a demonstration.
The day ended with a top-notch show by the USAF Thunderbirds. A good time was had by all.
