First State Airshow 2024

[n33d4sp33d_85]

First State Airshow 2024
May 18th - 19th
Dover AFB, Delaware
https://www.dover.af.mil/First-State-Airshow-2024/

Featuring
- US Army Golden Knights
- USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo
- USAF Heritage Flight [F-35A Lightning II and P-51 Mustang]
- USAF C-5M Super Galaxy Demo
- USAF C-17 Globemaster III Demo
- USAF F-15 Eagle Demo
- USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Demo
- USCG MH-65 Dolphin Search and Rescue Demo
- Randy Ball [MiG-17 Fresco]
- Rob Holland [MXS-RH]
- Patrick McAlee [Pitts S1S]
- B-25 Mitchell "Panchito"
- Hot Streak II Jet Truck

Announcer: “Fast” Eddie Leuter

[MarcosMCM]

Latest Addition
- Rob Holland [MXS-RH]

[passedgas46]

The lineup's starting to grow and that's good. The 436th has put on some great shows since they've gotten back into the airshow rotation. My wife and I are looking forward to this year's airshow, even if we'll be an hour and a half away; we put a bid on a house in NJ that was accepted and we hope to close before April 30.

I assume we'll see David Schultz Airshows at the helm once again. Almost seems like a given. Hopefully it won't be ungodly hot like it was two years ago when we had both jet teams there!

[n33d4sp33d_85]

Latest Addition
- B-25 Mitchell "Panchito"

https://www.delawareaviationmuseum.org/events

[n33d4sp33d_85]

Latest Addition
- USCG MH-65 Dolphin Search and Rescue Demo

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https://www.dover.af.mil/First-State-Ai ... -Displays/

[passedgas46]

https://www.dover.af.mil/First-State-Ai ... -Displays/

That looks like last year's static display list.

It's plausible they'd have almost all that again this year but I doubt it, especially with all the Ospreys still being grounded and the fact that Thunder Pig isn't listing Dover on their 2024 appearance list.

[CultOfTheWyvern]

Not to mention that nabbing a P-3, KC-10, or Harrier at this late hour would be quite the coup. Could still happen, but I expect that list to change a bit in the months to come.

[passedgas46]

Not to mention that nabbing a P-3, KC-10, or Harrier at this late hour would be quite the coup. Could still happen, but I expect that list to change a bit in the months to come.

I wouldn't say it's late hour just yet. It'd be nice to see them there again.

I'd love to see the Delaware guard units somehow incorporated into this year's airshow. We have the 166th just several stone's throws away from our current house with their C-130s and even if it's just a takeoff, flyby or two, airdrop, whatever - it'd be nice to see them in flight. Same with the Blackhawks.

[n33d4sp33d_85]

The static display list now shows the following:

C-5M Super Galaxy
C-17 Globemaster III
C-130 Hercules
F-16 Fighting Falcon
T-1 Jayhawk
T-38 Talon
T-6 Texan II
P-8 Poseidon

https://www.dover.af.mil/First-State-Airshow-2024/