The Department of Defense jet and parachute demonstration team
schedules for the remainder of the 1996 season have been revised
to reflect changes on the part of both the teams and airshow
sponsors. The revised schedule announces the dates and locations
of the teams' appearances beginning June 8 and continuing until
November 1.
The annual demonstration season, which usually begins in March
and concludes in November, was altered for numerous reasons
including a change in leadership for the Navy Blue Angels, which
canceled three airshow appearances in June. Airshow
cancellations because of change or loss of sponsorship, or sites
that were determined to be unsatisfactory, are other important
reasons for alterations.
More than 200 requests are normally received for the
demonstration teams. The number of supportable requests is
limited by the length of the season, travel and training
requirements, operational considerations, and seasonal
meteorological conditions.
Demonstration sites are selected to support the objectives of
the Department of Defense and the interests of the Armed Services
with safety as the primary consideration. Performances greatly
assist the recruiting and retention goals of the Services,
enhance esprit de corps among uniformed men and women, and
demonstrate the professional skills and capabilities of the U.S.
Armed Forces to the American public and U.S. allies.
Attachment: DOD Jet and Parachute Demonstration Team Show Sites
BLUE ANGELS 1996 SCHEDULE
JUNE
22-23 Davenport, IA Quad City Airshow
29-30 NAS Ft. Worth, TX Airshow
JULY
6-7 Traverse City, MI National Cherry Festival
13 Pensacola Beach, FL Airshow
20-21 Dayton, OH Airshow
27-28 Springfield, IL Air Rendezvous
AUGUST
3-4 Selfridge ANGB, MI Airshow
10-11 Seattle, WA SEAFAIR Airshow
16-18 NAS Miramar, CA Airshow
24-25 Chicago, IL Air and Water Show
31-2(SEPT) Cleveland, OH National Airshow
SEPTEMBER
7-8 Scotia, NY Empire State Aerosciences Museum Flight 96
14-15 Grand Junction, CO Airshow
21-22 Topeka, KS The Great Kansas Airshow
28-29 Midland, TX Confederate Air Force Airshow
OCTOBER
5-6 NAS Point Magu, CA Airshow
12-13 San Francisco, CA Fleet Week Airshow
26-27 NAS Jacksonville, FL Airshow
NOVEMBER
2-3 NAS New Orleans, LA Airshow
8-9 NAS Pensacola, FL Open House
THUNDERBIRDS 1996 SCHEDULE
JUNE
8 Latrobe, PA Airshow
15 TBD European Deployment Departure
JULY
15 TBD European Deployment Return
19 Atlanta, GA Olympic Opening Ceremony
24 Cheyenne, WY Airshow
27-28 Kansas City, MO Festival of Flight
AUGUST
3-4 Westover ARB, MA Open House
17 Kingsport, TN Airshow 96
18 Little Rock AFB, AR Open House
24-25 Redmond, OR Airshow
31-2(SEPT) Jackson, MS Sky Parade
SEPTEMBER
8 Dyess AFB, TX Open House
14-15 Fairchild AFB, WA Aerospace Day
21-22 McGuire AFB, NJ Open House
28-29 Horseheads, NY New York State International Airshow
OCTOBER
5 Kirtland AFB, NM Open 5ouse
6 Cannon AFB, NM Air Power Expo 96
12-13 Fort Worth, TX International Airshow 96
19 Altus AFB, OK Open House
20 Vance AFB, OK Open House
26-27 Travis AFB, CA Air Expo 96
NOVEMBER
2-3 Lake Charles, LA Louisiana National Airshow
9 Homestead ARB, FL Miami Air Show
10 Pope AFB, NC Open House
GOLDEN KNIGHTS 1996 SCHEDULE
JUNE
8-9 Myrtle Beach, SC Sun and Fun Airshow
8-9 Kalamazoo, MI High on America Airshow
14-16 Oklahoma City, OK Aerospace America Airshow
14-16 Palmdale, CA Airshow
21-23 Salt Lake City, UT Centennial Aviation Expo
22-23 Coney Island, NY Airshow
29-30 Niagara Falls ARS, NY Open House
29-30 NAS Ft. Worth, TX Airshow
JULY
4 Mansield, OH Freedom Festival
6-7 Tumwater, WA Expo of Flight
4-6 Battle Creek, MI Airshow
12 Roanoke, VA Commonwealth Games
12-14 DeKalb, IL Airshow
19 Birmingham, AL Olympic Soccer Opening Ceremony
19-20 Dayton, OH Airshow
24 Cheyenne, WY Airshow
26-28 Sioux City, IA River Cade
27-28 Kansas City, MO Festival of Flight
31 Oshkosh, WI Airshow
AUGUST
2-4 Seattle, WA Airshow
3-4 Lethbridge, CAN Airshow
9-11 Goshen, IN Airshow
11 Bangor, ME Airshow
15 Atlanta, GA Paralympics Opening Ceremony
17-18 Little Rock AFB, AR Open House
19-21 Gray, TN Appalachian State Fair
24-25 Bloomington, IL Open House
24-25 Offutt AFB, NE Open House
31-2(SEPT) Cleveland, OH National Airshow
SEPTEMBER
7-8 Ft. Smith, AR Airshow
7-8 Winston-Salem, NC Airshow
14 Asheboro, NC Asheboro Bicentennial
14-15 Grand Junction, CO Airshow
21-22 McGuire AFB, NJ Open House
21-22 Manassas, VA Airshow
28-29 Flagstaff, AZ Airshow
28-29 Smyrna, TN Airshow
OCTOBER
6-7 Charleston AFB, SC Open House and Airshow
12-13 El Paso, TX Amigo Airshow
12-13 Muskogee, OK Airshow
19 Columbus AFB, MS Open House
20 Vance AFB, OK Open House
26 Newark, DE University of Delaware Parent's Day
NOVEMBER
9 Maxwell AFB, AL Airshow
9-10 Homestead ARB, FL Miami Airshow
10 Pope AFB, NC Open House
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