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2009 MCAS Yuma Airshow
We spent a warm sunny day at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma as one of their many guests for the day. This was their 47th annual air show and a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the air station. There were many aircraft on display, some amazing aerial acts and a breathtaking ending. The Commemorative Air Force put on "Tora, Tora, Tora" a live re-enactment of the Dec 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. At the end of the show a Marine pushed the plunger that started the record breaking Wall of Fire, at 10,173.8 feet. It was 15 stories high and we could feel the heat from it.
A perfectly restored B-17
A Marine Rescue Helicopter doing a demonstration rescue.
Navy F/A-18 Hornet simulating a landing on an aircraft carrier.
Looks like he's trying to land the Piper Cub on top of the pick-up truck.
Got it on the second try. Not any room for error.
Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier demonstrating it's vertical take off capabilities by hovering like a helicopter.
After posing nicely for the photos, he took off almost straight up and disappeared into the sky above. Traveling to over 13,000 feet in a matter of seconds. Very impressive!
A Super Pitts showing off for the crowd.
KC-130 Hercules tanker plane, refueling 2 Harrier Jets. What precision.
B-1 Bombers doing a fly by.
B-1 with it's wings back doing a fast fly by.
Air Force Heritage Flight with a P-51 Mustang from WWII and F-16 Falcon.
The Wall of Fire with replica Japanese Zeros.
This world record should hold for quite a while, as this was possible here because of their very long flight line, more than 13,000 feet. This is an alternate landing site for the space shuttle.
A perfectly restored B-17
A Marine Rescue Helicopter doing a demonstration rescue.
Navy F/A-18 Hornet simulating a landing on an aircraft carrier.
Looks like he's trying to land the Piper Cub on top of the pick-up truck.
Got it on the second try. Not any room for error.
Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier demonstrating it's vertical take off capabilities by hovering like a helicopter.
After posing nicely for the photos, he took off almost straight up and disappeared into the sky above. Traveling to over 13,000 feet in a matter of seconds. Very impressive!
A Super Pitts showing off for the crowd.
KC-130 Hercules tanker plane, refueling 2 Harrier Jets. What precision.
B-1 Bombers doing a fly by.
B-1 with it's wings back doing a fast fly by.
Air Force Heritage Flight with a P-51 Mustang from WWII and F-16 Falcon.
The Wall of Fire with replica Japanese Zeros.
This world record should hold for quite a while, as this was possible here because of their very long flight line, more than 13,000 feet. This is an alternate landing site for the space shuttle.
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