SUN 'n FUN International Fly In & Expo 2018

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Post by Ken91 » Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:29 pm

Heritage Flight added! F-16, P-38 & P-40! Woohoo. I've wanted to see the P-38 fly, so this is great news for me.

From their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/SunNFunFlyIn/? ... sBv6vGyANk

Great news! We're honored to announce the addition of the Air Force Heritage Flight to the daily airshows this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

Major John "Rain" Waters of the F-16 Viper Demo Team will be joined by Steve Hinton flying Lewis Air Legends' P-38 "Glacier Girl" and Stuart Milson flying the P-40 Warhawk owned by the Cavanaugh Flight Museum. Come join us and see this rare and moving tribute to those who have fought for our freedom!
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Post by RyanS » Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:31 pm

Maybe someone can help me out with the FB link, but Sun n Fun posted that they will be featuring a US Navy Legacy Flight in addition to the awesome Heritage Flight!
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Post by Dan Gagnon » Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:01 pm

Here is the Facebook post of Sun n Fun announcing the Legacy Flight.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 8012053332
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Post by kalamazookid » Fri Apr 13, 2018 6:07 pm

Watching a little of the livestream while working today. Definitely has me in the mood for airshow season!
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Post by RyanS » Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:50 pm

The Sunday airshow has been canceled due to forecast inclement weather, and the gates will close at 1PM.

https://www.facebook.com/AirshowStuff/p ... 5975957345
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Post by Ken91 » Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:53 pm

I attended on Saturday, and the show was great. No major issues, but the A-20 Havoc was unable to fly and the Super Hornet Demo was cut short (malfunction?) and it didn't do the Legacy Flight. Otherwise, seeing some of the rarer (at least from what I've seen the past few years) warbirds like the P-38, P-40, & P-63 fly was awesome! Still going through pictures and videos, but here are a couple of my favorites.

Kyle Franklin - Dracula
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F-18F Super Hornet
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P-38 Lightning - Glacier Girl
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Heritage Flight - F-16, P-38 & P-40
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"Class of 45" - Corsair & Mustang
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P-51 Mustang - Crazy Horse at twilight
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Aeroshell at night (I need a better camera for low light, but I still like the pic)
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Post by alexp2805- » Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:01 am

Nice pics! Wishing I was in Lakeland this weekend for the airshow, plus the ice storm in Michigan were having is not fun lol :lol: Was able to watch on LiveAirshowTV which was nice!
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Post by Ken91 » Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:29 am

alexp2805- wrote: Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:01 am Nice pics! Wishing I was in Lakeland this weekend for the airshow, plus the ice storm in Michigan were having is not fun lol :lol: Was able to watch on LiveAirshowTV which was nice!
Thanks! It was rather hot (about 90F), but a decent breeze for the most part. I'll take that kind of weather instead of ice/snow!
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