Saturday, September 12, 2015

Alliance Air Show

 What better way to spend a gorgeous Saturday than to go to the Fort Worth Alliance Air Show, sponsored by Bell Helicopter. We had not been to an air show in a few years, so this was a treat.
 Stunt parachutists and planes defied the laws of gravity and physics. How do planes do that??
 A P Mustang from WWII and the F22 Raptor flew in tandem. The Raptor was unbelievable. Wow - so impressive, Ray said, "I'm fine with my tax dollars spent on that machinery."
 An assortment of ground planes and displays rounded out the day
Quite a show under the wild blue yonder................
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  1. Sue McPeakSeptember 13, 2015 at 9:17 AM

    Definitely a fun way to spend a Saturday afternoon. Great photos of the wild blue yonder and the flying tax dollars.

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    1. JoanneSeptember 13, 2015 at 11:44 AM

      it was such a pretty day. There are worse ways to spend our money - at least this stuff is big and shiny!

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  2. ConnieSeptember 13, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    Looks like a fun and entertaining way to spend a Saturday.

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  3. Sherry EllisSeptember 13, 2015 at 6:33 PM

    Sounds like a really good show!

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    1. JoanneSeptember 14, 2015 at 4:44 PM

      Ray had a crick in his neck from looking up so much

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  4. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comSeptember 14, 2015 at 10:52 AM

    That's exciting and different. Thank you for showing us a bit of the air show. I've never been to one.

    Have a great week, Joanne.

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    1. JoanneSeptember 14, 2015 at 4:45 PM

      It's a lot of fun. The acrobatic planes are amazing and the Blue Angels or the Thunderbirds are so precise. I bet they have shows out in CA - keep your eye out.

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  5. Al PenwasserSeptember 14, 2015 at 12:05 PM

    Always love going to air shows. Looks like you had a great day, as well. Seems like summer has turned a corner here, too. It's almost chilly. Not quite yet. But almost.

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    1. JoanneSeptember 14, 2015 at 4:45 PM

      growing up, we went to the air shows at Willow Grove base. My mother loved the Blue Angels.

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  6. SENCO Cat HerderSeptember 16, 2015 at 12:15 AM

    When I was a child, we often went to air shows in England and the national aerobatic team (The Red Arrows) used to practise their routines over the farmer's fields I could see from my bedroom window :) Lovely to see your photos and rekindle those memories - many thanks :)

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  7. Rosalind AdamSeptember 16, 2015 at 6:07 AM

    Looks like it was a spectacular event. Sadly the UK had an air show recently with a heartbreaking outcome. One of the planes failed to defy the law of gravity. Should there be tighter controls over these displays? we are all now wondering.

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