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Shaw Air Expo line-up announced

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  • By 1st Lt. Ann Blodzinski
  • 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. --  Team Shaw is opening its gates to the public for the Shaw Air Expo, May 5-6.

Currently scheduled to perform at the event are 16 different aircraft:
· USAF Thunderbirds (www.afthunderbirds.com)
· USA Golden Knights (www.armygoldenknights.com)
· F-16 (4-ship both days-Airpower Demonstration w/Pyro) (www.shaw.af.mil)
· AH-1 Cobra Helicopter | Celebrate Freedom Foundation (www.celebratefreedomfoundation.org)
· Geico Sky Typers | 6-ship SNJ-2 (www.geicoskytypers.com)
· Skybolt 300 | Bearfeat Aerobatics | Randy Harris (http://bearfeat.com)
· P-51 Mustang | "Quick Silver" | Scott Yoak (www.quicksilvermustang.com)
· MX-2 | Gary Ward (www.garywardaerobatics.com)
· PITS S-12 | Greg Connell (http://gregconnellairshows.com)
· F4U Corsair | Korean War Hero | Jim Tobul (www.koreanwarhero.com)
· T-33 | Ace Maker Air Shows (www.acemakerairshows.com)
· T-33 | Vintage Thunderbird (www.ccminc.com)
· L-6 "Jelly Belly Plane" | Kent Pietsch (http://kentpietschairshows.com)
· BT-13 | Michael Kennedy (www.valiantechoes.com)
· PT-17 Stearman | Mohr Barnstorming | John Mohr (www.mohrbarnstorming.com)
· A-26 | "Spirit of North Carolina" (http://www.a-26invaderspiritofnc.com)

Scheduled for static display, 27 aircraft are lined up:
· A-10C | Thunderbolt II | Moody AFB (www.moody.af.mil)
· C-47 |
· C-12 | King Air | SC Division of Air | (www.scaeronautics.com/flight.asp)
· C-54E | "Spirit of Freedom" (www.spiritoffreedom.org)
· C-17 | Globemaster III | Charleston AFB (www.charleston.af.mil)
· C-45F | Expeditor
· C-46 | Curtiss Commando (www.wariorsandwarbirds.com)
· CH-47 | SCARNG Chinook
· Tiger Moth
· F-111 | Shaw AFB Future Static Display in Hangar 1200
· F-15E | Seymour Johnson AFB
· F-22 | Raptor | JB Langley
· YO-55 | "Ercoupe"
· Focke-Wulf 149
· Focke-Wulf 190
· KC-10 Extender | 305 Mobility Wing, JB McGuire
· KC-135 Stratotanker | 916 Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson
· L-2 | Taylor Craft
· OH-58 | Kiowa | SCARNG
· O-2A Vintage
· T-1A | Jayhawk | Columbus AFB (www.columbus.af.mil)
· T-38C | Talon | JB Langley
· T-6A | Texan II | Columbus AFB (www.columbus.af.mil)
· Vintage T-6 | Jim Tobul
· U-10 | Helio Courier
· T-28 (www.WarBirdMuseumVA.com)
· PT-17 | From Sumter

Additional entertainment will be included:
· Larry Strain | Air Show Narrator
· USAF Heritage of America Band | Blue Aces
· Heritage Displays
· IPMUSA Model Aircraft Club | Models of all 20 Fighter Wing Aircraft
· Army Rock Wall, Simulators, M1A1, M2A2, M109

For continuous updates and information on attending the show, follow www.shaw.af.mil/airexpo, www.shawairexpo.com, www.Facebook.com/shawairexpo and Twitter at shawairexpo.