2001 Patrick Air Force Base Air Show Thrills Thousands

By Cliff Lethbridge

PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, FL (March 24, 2001) - The Air Force estimates that 120,000 to 140,000 people attended the 2001 Patrick Air Force Base Air Show, establishing a new record for the event. Patrick Air Force Base is the home of the 45th Space Wing, which oversees launch activity at Cape Canaveral. An air show is conducted at Patrick Air Force Base about every two years. This year, the air show was officially held on Saturday only, although some events were conducted a day earlier for special needs children. In previous years, the air show was open to the public on both Saturday and Sunday. As was the case in previous years, the stars of the air show were the Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the Air Force Thunderbirds precision F-16 flying team.

Official Event Schedule For Saturday, March 24

08:00 a.m. - Gates Open
09:00 a.m. - Grand Opening Army Golden Knights Jump-In
09:20 a.m. - F-15 Demonstration
09:30 a.m. - High Power Model Rockets
09:45 a.m. - Mohr Barnstorming PT-17 Demonstration
10:00 a.m. - T-6 Solo Civilian Demonstration
10:15 a.m. - CJ-6A L-17 Demonstration
10:30 a.m. - Air Force Thunderbirds Engine Run-Up
10:45 a.m. - Pararescue And A-10 Demonstration With Pyrotechnics
11:15 a.m. - Drill Team Demonstration
11:30 a.m. - Bulldog PITTS S2 Demonstration
11:45 a.m. - Shell Aerobatic Team T-6 Demonstration
12:05 p.m. - Air Combat Command Team A-10 Demonstration
12:30 p.m. - Army Golden Knights Jump-In And Baton Ceremony
01:05 p.m. - F-117 Fly-Over
01:10 p.m. - Drill Team Demonstration
01:25 p.m. - B-52 Fly-Over
01:30 p.m. - Air Force Thunderbirds Ground Show
02:00 p.m. - Air Force Thunderbirds Air Show
02:50 p.m. - Air Force Thunderbirds Autograph Session
03:30 p.m. - Missing Man T-34 Fly-Over
04:30 p.m. - Gates Close

Official List Of Static Aircraft Displays

OV-10 (Department of State)
UH-1 (Department of State)
PA-28 (Aero Club)
T-41 (Aero Club)
G-159 (NASA)
C-130 (920th Rescue)
KC-135 (Fairchild Air Force Base)
A-10 (Davis Mothan Air Force Base)
AT-6 (Melbourne Airport)
B-1 (Mount Home Air Force Base)
C-5 (Westover Air Force Base)
C-17 (Charleston Air Force Base)
T-1 (Laughlin Air Force Base)
T-38 (Laughlin Air Force Base)
T-37 (Columbus Air Force Base)
F-15 (Jacksonville Naval Air Station)
F-16 (Mount Home Air Force Base)
Tornado (Holloman Air Force Base)
BE-9LT (Ohio University)
L-29 (Ohio University)
PBY (Fort Lauderdale Airport)
02A (Valiant Air Command)
F-4 (Holloman Air Force Base)
B-17 (Collins Avionics)
B-24 (Collins Avionics)
C-182 (Civil Air Patrol)
OV-1 (West Palm Beach Airport)
T-6 (Steve Cowell)
AV-8 (Cherry Point MCAS)
T-28 (CAF Deland)
T-34 (CAF Deland)
L-17 (CAF Deland)
CJ-6A (CAF Deland)
FA-18 (Oceana Naval Air Station)
E-2C (Norfolk Naval Air Station)
CH-46 (Norfolk Naval Air Station)
C-47 (Valiant Air Command)
AH-1 (Cherry Point MCAS)
CH-46 (Cherry Point MCAS)
EA-6 (Cherry Point MCAS)
F-14 (Oceana Naval Air Station)
F-5 (Fallon Naval Air Station)
C-12 (Jacksonville Naval Air Station)
E-3A (Gelenkirchen, Germany)

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