Warbirds In The Sky

October is a great month to be outside in Mississippi. Fall is here and it's time for the return of the "Best Little Air Show In The World"

Back in October of 2014 our Hummer Adventure took us to the Southern Heritage Air Foundation Airshow.
This year the dates are October 14th and 15th. Check out the flyer at the end of the blog or head over to their web page. 

http://www.southernheritageair.org/

 It's held every other year at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport just across the river in Louisiana. What a great show with all the heritage planes flying. There is also an air museum that has some very nice planes on display. 
You can schedule a plane ride if your stomach is up to it.
  • 1942 North American T-6 “Texan”

  • 1944 North American P-51D “Mustang”

  • 1948 Beech D18S “Twin Beech

  • 1995 CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF “Waco”

  • 2001 AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B “Husky”

The Aeroshell Aerobatic team are exciting all by themselves. They fly the American AT-6 Texan planes. These were nicknamed "The Pilot Makers" as those pilots went on to fly other planes like the P-51 Mustang and the Corsair. The Texan was introduced in 1938 as the basic trainer for the US Army Air Corp.

My favorite of all is the P-51 Mustangs. These bad boys come crankin over head at over 200 miles an hour. The sheer power and maneuverability is awesome to see in action. 
That has to be a bucket list item to take a ride in one of these someday.
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts. 
You can pick you up one of these for a project plane at about $700,000.

On Friday night they have the Twilight Air Show. Which includes a Jet car blasting down the runway. The sunset combined with these awesome Warbirds is a spectacular site.

The stunt pilots oh man the stunts they do! Pictured here is the Viper and another stunt bi-plane. They will take your breath away with all the amazing stunt flying they do. This is probably one of the best air shows I've ever attended in my life. It's very family friendly. Bring your lawn chair and get right up to the runway for a first class, front row seat.

Here's the flyer for this years show. If you make it on Friday night or Saturday afternoon look Becky and I up. We will be the two people with the cameras stuck on their faces. Hope to see you there this year.

Oct 14, 2016  Twilight Air Show
Gates open at 4pm
Show begins approximately 5:45pm
Oct 15, 2016 · 9:00 AM
Gates open at 9AM
The Air Show will be from 12:00 pm until 3:00 pm at the Southern Heritage Air Foundation Museum Hangar located at the Vicksburg-Tallulah Regional Airport, take exit 182 (Mound, LA) off of I-20 W. The Southern Heritage Air Show is supporting the Warrior Bonfire Project.  Admission is $10 per person or $20 per car.
 www.southernheritageair.org