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186 - September 2011
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| The Green, Green Grass of Geneseo - Part II |
By Kevin Moore, Contributing
Editor & Photographer
Roslin, Ontario, Canada |
Last
week we visited "The Greatest Show on Turf," Geneseo
Airshow 2011, climbing aboard an assortment of airshow
and static aircraft. This week, we return to the airshow
and continue where we left off, except with a bit more
speed and noise!
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The U.S. Air
Force F-16 Viper West in an after-burner climb, left. Wounded
Wings L-39
and P-51D Mustang in a nice, formation pass, right. |
The
Saturday show continued with airshow patrons enjoying the
U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper West in a high-powered and loud
demonstration with the pilot putting the supersonic jet
through its paces. Another interesting high-speed performance
by the L-39 and then P-51D Mustang "Glamorous
Gal" thrilled the crowd followed by the two aircraft
performing several formation passes together. |
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| Canadian Harvard
Aerobatic Team Harvard, piloted by Kent Beckham, nearing
the top of a slow roll, left. The CHAT team completes their
performance with a nice "banana" pass, right. |
An ever popular sight in the skies
around the Great Lakes area is the Canadian Harvard Aircraft
Association and their exciting Canadian Harvard Aerobatic
Team Harvard aircraft. These three 70+ year old training
aircraft and their pilots, Dave Hewitt, Kent Beckham, and
Pete Spence, perform a spectacular series of aerobatic
manoevres with grace and apparent ease. Among other aerobatic
performers were Rob Holland in his MX2 and Rick Volker
in his SU-26, dazzling the crowd with speed, smoke, and
style. |
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| The Cessna Crane,
also known as the "Bamboo Bomber," over the green
landscape of upstate, New York, left. The C-45 (Expeditor)
in blue skies over Geneseo, NY, right. |
The bigger, slower aircraft such
as the Cessna Crane, Beech C-45, C-47 and B-17 lumbered
through the air for an assortment of passes. The bright
yellow of the "Bamboo Bomber" (Crane) added colour
to the sky with the gleam of the C-45 shining in the sun
during their passes and the unmistakable look and sound
of the C-47 had heads skyward. The four-engine B-17, "Memphis
Belle," flew one pass with bomb-bay doors open and
another with steep angles of bank showing off the airplane,
was a big hit. |
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Vintage and
classic cars often have beautiful lettering and glittering
chrome such
as this Ford Fairlane 500 trunk, left, and the
trunk on an old Hudson Hornet, right. |
The airshow isn't just about airplanes,
but a number of classic cars and motorcycles show up for
the event as well. Classic wheels where a hit with young
and old alike. Despite the dust, these pristine, old cars
with their chrome hood ornaments and bumpers, wood dashboards,
and gleaming engines were nostalgia on wheels. |
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The P-40 Warhawk, "The
Cathy C" landing after its performance, left.
The P-51D
Mustang, "Glamorous Gal," takes to the air, right. |
The opportunity to see these nostalgic
aircraft operating from a grass field is rare these days.
It changes the ambiance of an airshow and Geneseo offers
an opportunity for airplane enthusiasts to get up close
and personal with the airplanes, and oftentimes, their pilots
and crews. The organizers, volunteers, pilots, crews and
other visitors combine to make the experience one of the
most enjoyable airshows of the year. If you find yourself
in upstate New York in the month of July, take in "The
Greatest Show on Turf" and visit the green, green grass
of Geneseo! |
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Re-enactors looking like soldiers may have
looked on D-Day before
boarding their C-47, bound for France. |
For more information on the 1941 Historical
Aircraft Group: 1941HAG.org |
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| The Helldiver, torpedo bay doors open,
climbs for altitude after a pass. |
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CHAT boys, Dave "Flyboy" Hewitt,
Kent Beckham and Pete Spence,
dive in preparation for individual
barrel roll passes. |
For more about the Canadian Harvard
Aircraft Association: harvards.com |
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Rob Holland, in his MX2, in a nice, bottom-side,
knife-edge pass
during his aerobatic performance. |
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| Rick Volker in his SU-26, with smoke trail,
in a level, high-speed pass. |
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| The L-39 in a
nice "banana" pass, left, & the P-51D Mustang "Glamorous
Gal," right. |
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P-51A "Tuskegee Airmen," also
known as "Red Tail," in formation
with three P-51D's
over upstate New York. |
For more information on the P-51A "Tuskegee
Airmen": redtail.org |
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Kent Pietsch in his Jelly Belly 1942 Interstate
Cadet
preparing to taxi out before one of his performances. |
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| The movie B-17 "Memphis Belle" as
she may have looked in a wartime photo. |
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| The Great War Flying Museum's Fokker Dr
I Triplane. |
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| P-40 Warhawk "The Jacky C" |
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| U.S. Air Force ski-equipped Hercules in
a nice "banana" pass. |
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| P-51D "Never Miss" in a nice
top-side pass. |
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| The P-40 Warhawk breaks for circuit from
the F4U Corsair as they arrive over the airfield. |
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| The four-man formation of Mustangs as they
approach for the missing man formation. |
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| In a beautiful "banana" pass,
the CHAT Harvards complete their aerobatic performance. |
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| P-51A Mustang "Tuskegee Airmen" over
upstate New York. |
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