Tuesday, September 04, 2012

TOP STORY >> Big crowds awaited at open house

There will be something for everyone at the 2012 Heritage and Heroes Open House and Air Show Saturday and Sunday at Little Rock Air Force Base. The gate opens at 8:30 a.m.

The air show starts at 10 a.m. and continues until the headlining performance of the Navy’s Blue Angels at approximately 2 p.m. on both days.

Other acts include the Team Little Rock C-130 “Day in Afghanistan” capabilities exercise; demonstrations by the Canadian Forces CF-18 team and the Navy Super Hornet teams.

Also precision parachuting by the Army Special Operations Jump Team Black Daggers and the Canadian Skyhawks, aerobatics by Mike Rinker and Pink Floyd and nostalgic B-25, F-4, P-47 and P-51 heritage flights.

Ground displays include the gigantic C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III, B-52 Stratofortress, FexEx 727, a vast array of C-130s, including the AC-130 gunship, T-1 Texan and T-38 Tweet trainers, TC-135 and KC-135 aircraft, and Army UH-60 Blackhawk and UH-72 Lakota helicopters.


SATURDAY’S PERFORMERS

Canadian Forces Skyhawks parachute team, John Klatt Air National Guard Team, Super Hornet CF-18, Jet Fire truck run, Two Ship Air National Guard demonstration, Liberty Bells, Capabilities Exercise and Heritage flight demonstrations, Otto the Helicopter, Mike Rinker flies Pink Floyd, Canadian Forces CF-18 demonstration, B2 stealth bomber flyby and the Blue Angels.


SUNDAY’S PERFORMERS

Canadian Forces Skyhawks parachute team, John Klatt Air National Guard Team, Super Hornet CF-18, Jet truck run, Two Ship Air National Guard demonstration, Disabled American Veterans B-25 Flight Team, Otto the Helicopter, Mike Rinker flies Pink Floyd, Capabilities Exercise demonstration, Liberty Bells, Super Hornet demo, jet truck race, Heritage flight demonstration B2 stealth bomber flyby and Blue Angels.