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Wings over Pittsburgh was an American Air show which took place at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [1] Inaugurated in June 2000 the air show is one of the largest on the East Coast. Over the years the show has seen many unique displays from aircraft from all over the world.
The Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots holds a fly-in every June. From 1996 to 2013 Williamsport Regional Airport held an Air Show and Balloonfest at the airport, attracting many visitors. Some of the most well-known aircraft to arrive at the airport are the B-17, 193d Special Operations Wing's EC-130J and the EC-130 Commando Solo.
Rotorfest is an all-helicopter airshow held by the American Helicopter Museum.Rotorfest is billed by the museum as the World's Largest All-Helicopter Airshow. [1] The Airshow takes place at the Brandywine Airport in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
The air show originated in 1983 (42 years ago) () and saw large crowds from that year until 2000. The air show for 2001 was cancelled due to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport seeing huge runway improvements and a new terminal building project. The show did not return; this was likely due to the air show having lost about $23,000 in 2000.
(Brandywine Airport, West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.) All helicopter air show Royal International Air Tattoo The world's largest military air show is the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, United Kingdom. The RIAT gathers military aircraft and military display teams from all over the world. Royal Netherlands Air Force
Lists of air show accidents and incidents give lists of accidents and incidents at air shows. They include: List of air show accidents and incidents in the 20th century;
July 10 – Pilots Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin were killed in a mid-air collision during a dogfight routine at the Saskatchewan Centennial Air Show in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. At the time of the accident, Franklin was piloting a Waco UPF-7 biplane, and Younkin was piloting a Wolf-Samson biplane, a 1980s replica of the 1948 Pitts Samson .
June 4 – Reading Air Show (Reading, Pennsylvania) – Captain Dick Schram, a Naval Reserve Aviator "billed as the Flying Professor", was killed when his Piper Cub failed to pull out of a dive during a comedy flying routine. His son, a public affairs officer with the United States Navy Blue Angels, was announcing the routine at the time of the ...