50th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show - August 15-17, 2008
Today
• 11:00-11:15 Army Golden Knights and Navy Leap Frogs will be jumping with the Aeroshell Team circling the flag and two T-38 Talons flying by.
•11:15-11:27 B-1 Bomber
•11:27-11:42 Firebirds
•11:53-11:52: Fire Department Helicopters
•11:52-11:57 Chicago Police Helicopters
•11:57-12:09 Marine Corps Harrier (vertical takeoff and landing jet)
•12:09-12:21 The Collaborators
•12:29-12:48 Lima Lima
•12:48-1:03 f-18 Hornets
•1:03-1:13 U-S Navy Legacy Flight (T-2 Buckeye and F-18)
•1:13-1:25 Bill Leff and his AT-6 Texan
•1:25-1:35 Coast Guard Helicopter
•1:35-1:48 Sean Tucker and his Oracle Byplane
•1:48-2:03 F-15 Eagle
•2:03-2:16 F-22 Raptor
•12:21-12:29 The K-C 135 and F-16 refueling demonstration
•v2:16-2:29 Air Force Heritage Flight (P-51 Mustang, F-4 Phantom, F-15 Eagle and the F-22 Raptor all flying in formation).
•2:29-2:35 Lull period .....streamer drop to check wind direction
•2:35-2:49 Aero Shell T-6 Texan Team
2:49-2:55 Leap Frogs, the U-S Navy Parachute Team
•2:55-3:25 Golden Knights
•3:25-3:30 Announcements
•3:30 Blue Angels. Fat Albert C-130 demo, then Navy Demonstration Team afterwards.
β Shell and The City of Chicago present the 50th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show -- the oldest and largest free admission air and water exhibition of its kind in the United States. The show takes place August 15 -17 along Lake Michigan from Fullerton to Oak Street with the focal point at North Avenue beach.
- Newsradio 780 will carry the Air and Water show LIVE Sunday begining at 10:45 a.m. until the show ends - bring your radio to the lakefront for the play-by-play action!!!
β 2008 Headliners Include: The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights
βThe Shell Extreme Water Show starts at 9:00 a.m. and the air show starts at 11:00 a.m. and runs until 4:00 p.m. each day
β Other performers include the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, Lima Lima Flight Team, Sean D. Tucker and Team Oracle, the Collaborators, Bill Leff Air Shows and The Firebirds as well as numerous military aircraft including the F-22 Raptor and the U.S. Navy Parachute Team Leap Frogs.
β The Mayor’s Office of Special Events encourages taking public transportation to the show.
β For additional information please call (312) 744-3370 or visit www.chicagoairandwatershow.us