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North
Carolina’s largest air show, the
MCAS Cherry Point Air Show, has
recently announced that it will host
the area’s premiere spectator event
June 6-8, 2008.
The east coast’s largest Marine
Corps air station will again open
its gates to the public when it
hosts now annual open house
highlighting the latest in Marine
Corps war fighting technology and
military aviation.
This
year also marks the anticipated
return of the
U.
S. Navy’s premiere flight
demonstration squadron, the “Blue
Angels”. Featuring the F-18 Hornet,
the Blue Angels’
mission is to enhance Navy and
Marine Corps recruiting efforts and
to represent the naval service to
the United States, its elected
leadership and foreign nations. The
Blue Angels serve as positive role
models and goodwill ambassadors for
the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps.
On
Friday, June 6, the air show will
again host the state’s only “Night
Show,” featuring afterburners,
rocket trucks, pyrotechnics shooting
out of wingtips, skydivers, plus, a
wall-of-flame – all culminating in
the area’s largest fireworks
display. Gates for the Night Show
open at 5 p.m. with flying
commencing at twilight.
Saturday and Sunday both will
highlight full “Day Shows” with a
large variety of military and
civilian aerobatic demonstrations,
plus dozens of historic and modern
military static displays. Military
acts will include: the Blue Angels,
a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF)
demonstration highlighting the U.S.
Marine Corps’ finest capabilities,
an AV-8B Harrier demonstration, plus
several flybys and demos.
The air
show will also highlight ground
activities for the kids, an outdoor
recreational show, various rides and
simulators. Admission and parking
are free of charge. |
